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Bronx Man Arrested for Girlfriend's Murder, Son's Stabbing

3/1/2026

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Juan Rivas, 45, was arrested in the Bronx on Saturday on charges of murder, manslaughter, possession of a weapon, and attempted murder for the killing of his girlfriend Yesenia Hall, 42, and the stabbing of her 16-year-old son.
The attack occurred around 6:30 a.m. in their Bronx apartment.
A bloody knife was found at the scene.
Rivas was apprehended later that day at 2:23 p.m.

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Juan Rivas, 45, was arrested in the Bronx on Saturday on charges of murder, manslaughter, possession of a weapon, and attempted murder for the killing of his girlfriend Yesenia Hall, 42, and the stabbing of her 16-year-old son.
The attack occurred around 6:30 a.m. in their Bronx apartment.
A bloody knife was found at the scene.
Rivas was apprehended later that day at 2:23 p.m.