The tragic Ivy League banker fatally stabbed by a maniac in Times Square was a new mom who had just joyously celebrated her baby’s baptism and returned to work after maternity leave, online posts show.
University of Pennsylvania grad Erin Piacenti, 32, of Chester, NJ, posted a touching photo only four days before her murder of herself smiling broadly while holding her infant and standing with her husband — and wrote how happy she was, the New York Times reported.
Piacenti, also a Fordham Law School graduate who ended up working for Bank of America, said in the post that she was grateful for getting five months off to care for her new daughter, according to the outlet.
Fordham Law in The Bronx added in a statement, “We are heartbroken to learn of the tragic and senseless loss of our alumna, Erin (Guiltinan) Piacenti.
She noted that the baby had been recently baptized and how she and her husband, who she just celebrated a second wedding anniversary with, had been traveling around, including to Long Beach, NJ, Maine and Rhode Island.
Piacenti was just a “beautiful, beautiful girl,’’ her grandmother told the Times.
The banking exec was knifed to death by mentally disturbed mom of three Pamela Cisneros, 49, during a random attack Monday afternoon in the heart of Manhattan’s theater district. Cisneros also stabbed and wounded another passerby before cops shot her dead.
“We are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague,’’ Bank of America said in a statement of Piacenti — who attended Villa Walsh Academy, a private girls’ Catholic school, in Morristown, NJ, before going on to a prestigious college and post-grad career.
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“She was a valued teammate who will be greatly missed. Our hearts go out to her family and all of her loved ones,’’ the banking giant said.
“Erin and her husband, Frank, graduated in 2021 and have been cherished members of the Fordham Law family.
“During this devastating time, our thoughts, prayers, and deepest sympathies are with Frank, their families, and all who knew and loved Erin.”
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