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Arrest Made In Death Of Woman Who Fell From 14th Floor Balcony In The Bronx

Police: Secret 911 Call Indicates Sienna Edwards Was Threatened Before Death.

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Clinton Towers In The Bronx (credit: CBS 2)

Clinton Towers In The Bronx (credit: CBS 2)

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A woman delivering birthday gifts to her boyfriend’s daughter fell 14 stories to her death in the Bronx Thursday night.

The woman, Sienna Edwards, was apparently threatened just before her fatal fall.

Police initially said they believed the death of the 20-year-old woman was no accident and Friday night, they made an arrest.

Kenya Edmonds, 23, was charged with 2nd-degree murder and 1st-degree manslaughter.

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“I don’t think I could fall off that balcony. The balcony’s very high,” one resident told CBS 2′s Pablo Guzman.

Police said that at some point, Edwards made a call to 911 seeking help. Commissioner Ray Kelly said the drama began when Edwards’ boyfriend asked her to bring birthday presents to his 3-year-old girl in apartment 14B of the Clinton Towers.

The girl was in that apartment with her mother, aunt and another woman. The victim’s boyfriend did not go up to the apartment himself because of an order of protection.

Police, however, believe Sienna Edwards was threatened by the women in the apartment when she went up. According to police, Edwards secretly called 911 and that the dispatcher heard what was being said.

“In the background, there are voices that say ‘You’re not going to leave here alive.’” Kelly said. “Approximately 10 o’clock there is a call by the occupant of the apartment that this woman fell over the balcony and it’s 14 stories down. She died as a result of that fall.”

The 911 operator had already sent a squad car to the nearest cell tower where Edwards secretly called 911 and picked up the women threatening her.

By the time of the call regarding the supposed accidental fall off the balcony, cops were there and took all the women to the 48th Precinct, Guzman reported.

Tenant Tashmeru Rodriguez said he saw the young woman’s body from his balcony.

“She’s too young, I couldn’t sleep,” he said.

Detectives believe Edwards may have died trying to jump from one balcony to another.

Guzman also spoke with the dead woman’s mother at the precinct. She said she had been waiting since Thursday night to be told by investigators what happened to her daughter.

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  • TRULY SADDENED

    LORD HAVE MERCY ON WHO EVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS EVIL ACT OF VIOLENCE!!!!

  • Danni

    Why did it take the police over 30 minutes to get there???

  • tina

    i agree think it was a setup and why didn’t the boyfriend get a family member to drop the gifts off? I am sure he new the ex wasn’t happy about him seeing someone. all them girls should be put away for a really long time and they gonna get it inside them girls need to get. the girl was only doing something nice for the little girl. I don’t get these people these what did she think by killing her that he would want her back, dumb ass hoe. you going away for a very long time.

  • tina

    i thought the same thing a set up. why didn’t the boyfriend get a family member to take the gifts. i think he new his ex wasn’t happy about seeing someone else and think she was doing something nice for the little girl. they lock all them girls up for very long time. Killing someone is not going to make him want you back dumb ass hoe

  • Porsch little

    I believe the other women in the Apartment should be prosecuted as well.. This could have been avoided if one of the other women had told the girl it wasnt worth it, to just take the gift and leave it alone…

  • carlosg

    its a shame I think the person who did this should never see day light but knowing how ny city is they will do the most seven years and be out doing the same mess again , and this young lady is gone for ever , just asking why did she go in the apt ? did they pull her in? did she know them and trust them? and what about the two other ones that where there are they going to jail ? guess we just have to see what will nyc courts will do. R.I.P Sienna Edwards.. <3

  • Roseannne

    Sadd story..u killed a young girl..not only is her life ova…so is yourss u dumb ass..poor child now the child is the one left with all damages!!!!!

  • Star Brown

    the mistake was going in that apartment. You ring the bell and leave the gifts at the door. If there is a hostile relationship between the Parents than you do not put yourself in harms way.

    • Gusto

      The real mistake was they killed that girl. End of story.

  • TRACK

    Doesn’t make any difference the problem, but ” who can stand before envy or jealously?”, no one!
    These young women are copying their mothers n aunts, women who fight over males who didn’t want them. Television is their roll models. They have sex with no protection cause it’s the plan. And all who considers them friends are foolish, Proverbs 9:13…
    Sad a young female loses her life over dummy…

  • Aaliyah

    .R.I.P I DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT DID SHE DO TO THOSE GIRLS BE CAREFUL EVERONE IT IS CRAZY OUT HERE

  • http://facebook tracy w

    Those bitches need to be torchured until they die , jeolousy is taking over the world maybe if women treated their partners right they wouldnt be left raising children on their own . what kind of person let alone a mother takes another’s life ? just wake up accept things and keep it moving!!!!!

  • brandi

    smh this is so sad i feel so sorry for that young girl over something so stupid wake up people

  • Mayor Kochs Tomb Inc.

    Sad that these predator types breed,dropouts from the Povich show.

  • tay

    Omg am so hurt by this all over nothin now someone has lost their life n a child has lost her mom for a long time if not the rest of her life jus sad we all need to get control of our own situation n feelings n grow up what kind of example r we showin our children r.i.h

  • Summer

    This is absolutely unbelievable. I am sitting here shaking my head and wondering why a “mother” would be willing to give up her freedom over a man who is OBVIOUSLY no longer interested in her.

    In spite of the fact that a protective order was issued against the father, they could have still met in a public place, and SIenna could have even suggested that the mother and child meet her down in the lobby of the building.

    Apparently Sienna had some inkling that the situation might not be safe, because she called 911 and allowed them to listen in to the conversation.

    It sounds like the women were lying in wait for Sienna, The boyfriend probably called to let his child’s mother know they would be coming and that Sienna would bring the gifts up.

    That gave the women enough time to get their cowardly nerve up and work themselves into a jealous frenzy. I’m just curious how she ended up out on the BALCONY.

    Seems like she would have just stopped at the door, dropped the gifts off and left. I really don’t know that I could stand to hear it if the women in that house forced her to the balcony and told her that was the only way that she was going to leave that apartment.

    The mother’s “problem” was with the father. Sienna should have been left out of it. Now, several families are devastated by this very senseless and avoidable tragedy.

    I hope everyone who was there and had anything to do with it by commission or omission is made to pay for this girl’s death.

  • Jay Dee

    This is very unfortunate. This young lady was doing someone a favor and ended up dying for it. This is why sometimes you just need to stay out of the middle of other people’s issues. The boyfriend should not have put her in the middle of what I’m sure he knew was a volitale situation. I’m sure he didn’t expect this to happen but it just goes to show that when humans are angry anything could happen and not to put yourself in harm’s way.

  • Ms.Dallas

    This is horrible… This girl was doing a favor for a friend and these dumb girls thought she was the new girlfriend jealously took hold of the ex and now a girl is dead… I feel for the poor child too. She should have been happy!!! She was getting gifts from her dad on her birthday but, instead will now remember her birthday as the day her mother & other family members killed someone… (who knows what she heard being in the next room) smh

  • Quita

    Justice should be served. That is a shame. Now you want see your own damn daughter. These bitches these days are so damn stupid.

  • Nicole#1

    I wanna know what the boyfriend had to say. This females just reuined her whole life and her child over something that could have been avoided. All she was doing was bringing that baby her gift SMH. Dumb ass hoes

  • http://dvgvintage.wordpress.com dvgvintage

    That is horrible. SMH RIP Ms. Edwards. My sympathy to your family

  • Shawnda

    Females are soo dumb now what about ur baby,granddaughter and nieces dumb asses they should throw them from that same balcony…

  • Kathleen Tandy

    These DISGUSTING ANIMALS need to be locked up! That young girl is dead because of their “pack” mentality.

    Justice must be done here!!

  • Gofigure

    Sounds like the restraining order should’ve been the other way around.

  • NYDAME

    A much more neutral party should have been sent, preferably the post office because there may have been some lingering bad blood. There is much more to this story.

  • Wrapper

    She was delivering gifts. You don’t shoot the messenger. Stupid boons!

    • sandy

      sounds like a set up to me,, with a horrible outcome

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