Woonsocket Man Will Serve 18 Years for Killing Catherine Salvi

A Woonsocket man who allegedly beat his 24-year-old girlfriend and the mother of a two-year-old to death in 2013 will spend 18 years behind bars after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter in Providence Superior Court on Friday.

Emmanuel Algaria, of 316 Manville Road, Woonsocket, was sentenced to a total of 30 years, 18 to serve after entering the plea.

Algaria was arrested by Woonsocket police after he beat Salvi during an argument on Dec. 13 of 2013. During the argument, she fell and hit her head on a wall and floor and died from her injuries on Jan. 5 of 2014 after doctors at Landmark and Rhode Island Hospital tried in vain to save her life.

“The death of a mother, daughter, and friend at the hands of someone she loved is a tragedy that does not have to happen. We all have the ability to help people experiencing domestic violence. We just need to learn how. We need to make a commitment to get involved, ask questions if we suspect abuse, support the person being abused, and get them the help they need to escape the abuse,” said Attorney General Peter Kilmartin.

“The death of a mother, daughter, and friend at the hands of someone she loved is a tragedy that does not have to happen. We all have the ability to help people experiencing domestic violence. We just need to learn how. We need to make a commitment to get involved, ask questions if we suspect abuse, support the person being abused, and get them the help they need to escape the abuse,” said Attorney General Peter Kilmartin.