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UPDATE: A former Fort Lee man broke three of his infant son’s ribs and damaged his brain, causing the 10-week-old boy’s death last year, Bergen County Prosecutor John L Molinelli said this morning, officially confirming the arrest of a 32-year-old Michael Marrara Jr. READ MORE….
Family members at the time said that little Andrew Jeremy Marrara died of SIDS on March 26, 2012.
Marrara posted this photo on Facebook of his arm on Father’s Day this past Sunday
However, detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office arrested his father, 32-year-old Michael Marrara Jr., and charged him today with first-degree aggravated manslaughter, child endangerment and hindering apprehension.
“We believed that he was involved in the child’s death — it just took a little time for our work to be completed with the Medical Examiner’s Office,” Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon.
Marrara, an electrician by trade, was a volunteer with Engine Company No. 1 of the Fort Lee Fire Department. He once expressed dreams of working for a local police department.
Marrara posted $250,000 bail hours after his arrest and was released from the Bergen County Jail pending an initial court appearance.
An official release from Molinelli was expected Wednesday.
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