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East Orange Victim Dies After July 4th Attack, Charges Upgraded For Newark Assailant, Cops Say
A 31-year-old East Orange woman who was stabbed on July Fourth has died from her injuries, leading to upgraded charges against the accused Newark assailant, police said.
At 1:30 a.m., police were called to the 100 block of Park Avenue and found the woman and a child suffering from life-threatening injuries, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said. Another child suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Stephens said.
The woman, whose name is being withheld, died on Friday, July 5, Stephens said.
Jihad Hagler, a 27-year-old Newark has been charged with criminal homicide, attem…
