The mother found dead next to a bloody iron in a New York City hotel room was strangled and beaten to death, an autopsy revealed.
Denisse Oleas-Arancibia, 38, was discovered by staff at the SoHo 54 Hotel around 10:30 a.m. Thursday. His death has been provisionally ruled a homicide.
A spokesman for the city medical examiner said Oleas-Arancibia died from neck compression and blunt force trauma to the head.
He was unconscious and unresponsive when authorities arrived at the scene. She suffered significant head trauma and was pronounced dead by emergency medical services.
Denisse Oleas-Arancibia, 38, was found dead in a room at the SoHo 45 hotel on Thursday morning.
His death has been formally declared a homicide (pictured: interior of the room where Oleas-Arancibia was found)
Oleas-Arancibia died from neck compression and blunt head trauma, according to a spokesman for the city medical examiner.
A bloody iron was found near his body. However, there were no signs of forced entry, authorities said.
ABC 7 reported that a pair of bloody pants with a receipt were also recovered from the hotel room.
No arrests have been made and an investigation is underway. The woman’s son, Edwin Cevallos, 18, spoke with his mother the day before her death.
But she said she saw changes in his behavior a week before the tragedy. “She was very nervous and worried,” Cevallos said. news of the day.
The teenager said he was “in shock” and added: “Everything here in New York reminds me of her.” All.’
Cevallos had been living with Oleas-Arancibia and his nephew in an apartment in Queens.
The 38-year-old mother was unconscious and unresponsive when authorities arrived at the scene. Her EMS declared her dead.
A bloody iron was found next to his body. Police also recovered a pair of bloody pants with a hotel room receipt.
Oleas-Arancibia (pictured left) came to the United States five years ago, leaving behind her family, including one of her children.
Edwin Cevallos, 18, joined his mother in the countryside two years ago. He described her as “a very good person” who “never hurt anyone.”
The Ecuador native came to the United States five years ago, leaving behind her family, including one of her other children.
“My mom worked very hard,” said Cevallos, who joined her in the country two years ago.
While the teen admitted he didn’t know his mother’s occupation, he said she was “always working for us to give us the best life in this country.”
The 18-year-old was waiting to meet her on Thursday morning and called police when he still didn’t see her at 1pm.
Cevallos described his mother as “a very good person” who “was always helping people” and “never hurt anyone.”
“She was always paying for everything. She never owed anyone money. “She was always looking to help them move forward,” the teenager said.
He explained that his mother had worked tirelessly to achieve the American Dream and provide a better life for her children.
“She gave us the life we always wanted,” Cevallos said.
Cevallos admitted he didn’t know what his mother did, but said she worked hard to give him the life he always wanted.
Detectives entered the Manhattan hotel on Thursday morning, surprising guests staying there for New York Fashion Week.
SoHo 45, formerly known as Hampton Inn, advertises rooms for about $110 a night on its website.
The last time he saw her was on Wednesday morning, when she made him breakfast and paid the barber to cut his hair.
Oleas-Arancibia told her son she loved him when he left for school that day.
“She was always happy and having fun,” Cevallos said. “I can’t believe this happened.”
Detectives entered the Manhattan hotel on Thursday morning, surprising guests staying there for New York Fashion Week.
SoHo 45, formerly known as Hampton Inn, advertises rooms for about $110 a night on its website.
The hotel did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com’s request for comment.