Eduardo Barros, 28, was arrested for allegedly beating his girlfriend up after Amazon’s Alexa called police (Picture: AP)

A man was arrested for allegedly beating his girlfriend and threatening to kill her after Amazon’s Alexa called police.

Eduardo Barros, 28, was reportedly house sitting in Tijeras, New Mexico when he reportedly became angry with his girlfriend over a text message she had received and accused her of cheating on him.

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The dispute turned physical on July 2, resulting in Barros waving a gun, threatening to kill the woman and allegedly asking her: ‘Did you call the sheriffs?’

Luckily, the question was picked up by the smart speaker and the voice-powered virtual assistant recognised the phrase as a command, leading it to call 911, Bernallillo County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Felicia Romero confirmed.




According to an arrest warrant affidavit seen by The Post, Barros told his girlfriend she was not going anywhere and that he was going to kill her.

The dispute turned physical on July 2, resulting in Barros waving a gun, threatening to kill the woman and allegedly asking her: ‘Did you call the sheriffs?’ (Picture: Getty)

‘When 911 called her phone, Barros saw the caller ID and threw [her] to the floor. Barros then kicked her while on the ground at least 10 times in the face and stomach.

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‘Barros told [the victim] he could not believe the cops had been called and he was not going back to prison and that she knew he was a felon. [The victim] stated she thought she was going to be killed or shot,’ the affidavit said.

Officers were able to get to the house in time and remove the woman and her unidentified daughter from the home.

She was left with minor injuries but was not hospitalised. Her daughter was not harmed during the assault.

Barros was taken into custody and was held without bail on charges of possession of a firearm, aggravated battery and false imprisonment.

Bernalillo County Sheriff Manuel Gonzales III told ABC News: ‘The unexpected use of this new technology to contact emergency services has possibly helped save a life.

‘This amazing technology definitely helped save a mother and her child from a very violent situation.’

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