BOSTON, Dec. 8, 2015—A Dorchester woman was held without bail today at her arraignment for allegedly stabbing her live-in boyfriend to death early this morning, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

VALERIE CIRILO-PEREZ (D.O.B. 11/18/90) was arraigned on a single count of murder for the fatal stabbing of 28-year-old Anthony Sinclair in their Nightingale Street residence.

Boston Police responded to the scene at about 12:30 this morning after Cirilo-Perez called 911 to report a fatal stabbing. They found Sinclair badly injured. He was transported to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased.

Cirilo-Perez suffered no visible injuries and declined medical assistance. She was charged in light of admissions she allegedly made to Boston Police about the incident, homicide detectives’ observations of the crime scene, and other evidence.

The victims of any crime, including domestic violence, should call 911 in an emergency. SafeLink, a statewide DV hotline, can be reached at 877-785-2020. SafeLink is answered by trained advocates 24 hours a day in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, as well as TTY at 877-521-2601. It also has the capacity to provide multilingual translation in more than 140 languages.

Cirilo-Perez was represented today by attorney Christopher Belezos. She will return to court on Jan. 8.

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