By Bill Forry, Editor
Bill Forry, Editor
Jahairi DeAlto, above, was a transgender woman who was widely respected as an advocate for the rights of LGTBQ people. She also worked with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
A man who has been charged with murdering his wife and another woman inside their Taft Street apartment did so in front of two young children who led Boston Police to the dying women on Sunday afternoon, according to a Suffolk County prosecutor.
Marcus Chavis, 34, was charged with two counts of murder on Monday during his arraignment in Dorchester district court and ordered to be held without bail in the stabbing deaths of his 28-year-old wife, Fatima Yasin, and her roommate, 42-year-old Jahaira DeAlto.
Marcus Chavis of Dorchester, accused of killing wife, another woman and stabbing dog, held without bail
Updated May 03, 2021;
A 35-year-old man who is accused of killing his wife and another woman and stabbing a dog in a Dorchester apartment over the weekend was ordered held without bail on Monday, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins’ office.
Marcus Chavis was arraigned in the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court on Monday on two counts of murder and one count of animal cruelty in connection with the killing of 28-year-old Fatima Yasin and 42-year-old Jahaira DeAlto, authorities said.
Authorities say Chavis called 911 shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Sunday to report that he had stabbed his wife. Officers arrived at a Taft Street building, where Chavis, Yasin, DeAlto and two children lived, police said.
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A transgender activist was one of two women fatally stabbed Sunday by a man at a home in Boston s Dorchester neighborhood, authorities said Monday.
Jahaira DeAlto was hosting Marcus Chavis and his family when Chavis killed her and his wife, Fatima Yasin, while also stabbing a dog, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney s Office. They haven t determined a motive for the attack. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
DeAlto, 42, described herself as a YouTube personality and social commentator her channel, JahairasMission, had just under 2,500 subscribers as of Monday night and used the platform to discuss transgender issues and other topics.
Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga, a ballroom legend in Boston, has died. (Facebook)
Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga, a beloved Ballroom legend and spirited trans activist, was stabbed to death Sunday (2 March). She was 43.
Described by those who knew her as a warm, thoughtful person and a guiding light for LGBT+ youth, DeAlto was found dead in her home in Massachusetts, Boston alongside another woman.
According to local law enforcement, DeAlto was hosting Marcus Chavis and his family when he allegedly killed her, his wife Fatima Yasin and stabbed their dog,
Boston police stumbled on Chavis, 35, on the stoop of the home on Taft Street, Dorchester, covered in dried blood.
Friends said Jahaira DeAlto dedicated her life to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer population and other vulnerable groups. “She wanted nothing more than to advocate for people who were desperate,” her mother said.