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Mom Of Dead Teaneck Twin Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter Mom Of Dead Teaneck Twin Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter
Mom Of Dead Teaneck Twin Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter The mother of a 7-week-old Teaneck infant who was beaten to death and a twin who was critically injured three years ago this weekend has been charged in connection with the case, authorities announced. Raeshonn Corbo, a 30-year-old Englewood native who was once a promising local high school basketball player, was charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter, aggravated assault and child endangerment. The children’s father, Jonathan Melendez of the Bronx, has been awaiting trial on similar charges. Corbo was taken into custody on Thursday, Oct. 20, after a grand jury in Hackensack ret…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Beaten Infant Twin Dies At Hackensack UMC, Charges Against Dad Upped To Aggravated Manslaughter Beaten Infant Twin Dies At Hackensack UMC, Charges Against Dad Upped To Aggravated Manslaughter
Beaten Infant Twin Dies At Hackensack UMC, Charges Against Dad Upped To Aggravated Manslaughter YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office upgraded charges early Friday against the father of beaten 7-week-old twins after one of them died at Hackensack University Medical Center. Aggravated manslaughter charges were filed against Jonathan Melendez, 27, who was already being held in the Bergen County Jail on aggravated assault and endangerment charges following his arrest last week. Investigators seized him after the infants' mother brought them to HUMC on Oct. 23, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The twins, who'd been in the father's custody in Teanec…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Dad Charged With Assault On Twin Babies From Teaneck; One In Critical Condition Dad Charged With Assault On Twin Babies From Teaneck; One In Critical Condition
Dad Charged With Assault On Twin Babies From Teaneck; One In Critical Condition A Bronx man has been charged with assaulting his twin infant children, leaving one of them in critical condition, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and Teaneck police said.  Authorities began investigating Wednesday, when the infants' mother brought them to Hackensack University Medical Center because one of the children did not appear to be responsive. The babies had both suffered fractures and head trauma. The other child was in stable condition, authorities said.  Teaneck police and the prosecutor's office determined the children had been in the care of their father, Jonath…

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by Paul Milo