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Austin Meli
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Who Smothered 6-Week-Old Daughter For Crying Is Sentenced: Prosecutor
A 26-year-old man from Monmouth County has been sentenced to 30 years in New Jersey State Prison for smothering his six-week-old baby girl to get her to stop crying, authorities said. Austin Meli, a Wall Township resident, already is serving a 10-year sentence for abusing his then 15-month-old son, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. The new sentence will be tacked onto the end of the existing one. On March 9, 2019, Wall Township Police Department responded to a residence in their jurisdiction regarding an unresponsive six-week-old infant. The…
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Jersey Shore Dad Pleads Guilty To Killing Infant Daughter After Beating Young Son: Prosecutor
A 23-year-old Jersey Shore dad serving prison time for abusing his 15-month-old son has entered a guilty plea in the death of his 6-week-old daughter, authorities announced. Austin Meli, of Wall Township, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 10 to charges of aggravated manslaughter, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said. Officers responded to a home in Wall Township on March 9, 2019, on reports of an unresponsive infant. Meli's baby was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. In March 2020, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for violently abusing his 1…
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Central Jersey Dad Indicted For Smothering His 6-Week-Old Baby, Prosecutor Says
A Monmouth County grand jury has indicted a 23-year-old man in the smothering death of his baby girl, authorities said. Austin Meli, a 23-year-old resident of Wall Township, was indicted on Friday for murder and endangering the welfare of a child in the death of his 6-week-old daughter, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Meli already is in state prison on separate charges that he physically abused the girl's older brother. Meli was sentenced to 10 years in state prison in March 2020 for violently abusing his 15-month-old son, according to earlier n…
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