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Ana Nieves' family members were worried about her when they were unable to reach her on Feb. 10, 2022

The day before, Nieves' niece, Kristie Miro, then 30, told a cousin she and her aunt had been arguing, the Manhattan District Attorney said

Police later found Nieves' bloodied and battered body in the bathtub of her apartment

A New York City woman has admitted to fatally striking her aunt over the head with a hammer during an argument at their Manhattan apartment.

Kristie Miro, 34, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Sept. 25 in connection with the death of her aunt, Ana Nieves, 56, in February 2022, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement.

Under the terms of her plea, she is expected to be sentenced on November 12 to 16 years-to-life in state p

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