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Mom Dies Days After NJ BF's Machete Attack, Charges Upgraded To Murder, Prosecutor Says Mom Dies Days After NJ BF's Machete Attack, Charges Upgraded To Murder, Prosecutor Says
Mom Dies Days After NJ BF's Machete Attack, Charges Upgraded To Murder, Prosecutor Says Charges have been upgraded for a 24-year-old man accused of attacking his girlfriend with a machete, following her death, authorities in Monmouth County said. Alex J. Williams' girlfriend died on Thursday, May 30, a week after she was found suffering serious injuries in the parking lot of the Glen Oaks Apartment Complex, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said. The victim was rushed to a local hospital, where she remained for a week before she died, police said. Police say Williams "repeatedly physically assaulted the victim with a machete, causing the injuries," and was c…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Machete-Wielding Suspects Attack 3 Youths In Lakewood: Police Machete-Wielding Suspects Attack 3 Youths In Lakewood: Police
Machete-Wielding Suspects Attack 3 Youths In Lakewood: Police Three youths were attacked by two suspects carrying a machete in Lakewood, authorities said. The attack occurred during a fight on Saturday, June 3 at approximately 10:50 p.m., Lakewood police said. Police received a call from Monmouth Medical southern Campus stating that they had three stab wound victims, police said. The juvenile victims reported that they and the suspects exited their vehicles at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue before a confrontation began. The circumstances leading up to the confrontation are not clear, police said. There was no indication a…

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by Jon Craig