SHIRLEY, NY — An undomiciled man admitted to homicide detectives that he beat his girlfriend to death near a building that houses a roller skating rink and a discount grocery store in Shirley late Sunday night, court documents show.
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Oscar Morocho-Morocho, 31, was arrested in Jamaica, Queens on Thursday, having spent four days on the lam from investigators in Suffolk after they say he kicked, punched, and slapped Ruth Marisel Parra-Martinez about her head and body for over 20 minutes, causing her death, according to a criminal complaint filed in First District Court in Central Islip.
The beating of Parra-Martinez, who also did not have a last known address, took place outside of 30A The Green at around 10:30 p.m., police said.
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Morocho-Morocho’s arrest was based on security footage of the beating and his admission to detectives, the complaint states.
He told homicide investigators, “I punched her and I kicked her,” according to the complaint.
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“I killed her,” he said.
Morocho-Morocho, who has no known last address, pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree manslaughter at his arraignment on Friday.
He was ordered held without bail, a spokeswoman from District Attorney Ray Tierney’s office said.
His attorney, Jason Bassett of Central Islip, could not be reached for comment.
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