Crime & Safety
NJ Man Admits Beating Pregnant Girlfriend To Death With Baseball Bat
Boris Lainez-Rosales faces 30 years in prison, authorities said.
PLEASANTVILLE, NJ — A South Jersey man admitted to beating his pregnant girlfriend to death with a baseball bat, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced.
Boris Lainez-Rosales, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of first degree murder in connection with the death of Leslianette Quintana-Betancourt, 25.
Lainez-Rosales admitted that on Dec. 2, 2024, he assaulted Quintana-Betancourt, his pregnant domestic partner, with a bat at their Pleasantville home, killing her.
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He faces 30 years in New Jersey State Prison without the possibility of parole.
Lainez-Rosales is set to be sentenced on July 31, 2026.
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