The 21-year-old woman who was allegedly suffocated and killed by an illegal migrant on her birthday in Syracuse fled abuse by her lover in Ecuador, The Post can reveal.

Jhon Moises Chacaguasay-Ilbis, 21, who is also from Ecuador, has been charged with killing Joselyn Jhoana Toaquiza, after arranging to meet the victim for her birthday at his Airbnb in Syracuse on June 18, the Post-Standard reported.

Toaquiza crossed the southern border illegally into Lukeville, Arizona, on June 19, 2023, Homeland Security sources told The Post.

While in Border Patrol custody, she shared that she feared returning to Ecuador because she was being threatened by a past romantic partner. She was quickly released with a future court date and said she was going to Chicago.