Erika Hampton, a Union Township resident, was apprehended after Nana Kwadwo Takyi Ankamah, 37, also of Union, was stabbed dead just after 10 p.m. at the Vermella Union Apartments, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Union Township Police Director Christopher Donnelly said.
Ankamah was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
Hampton is charged with murder in the first degree and multiple weapons offenses, authorities said.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force Sergeant Nick Veltre at 908-347-7330, Detective Kevin Stanicki at 908-477-6649, or Union Township Detective Earl Biddy at 908-851-5000.
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