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Jersey Shore Man Strangled Dad, Choked Aunt: Prosecutor
A Jersey Shore man has been arrested and criminally charged with breaking into his father’s home and attacking two relatives, killing one of them, authorities said.
Ernest K. Kotey, 43, of Hazlet, is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree burglary, and second-degree domestic violence strangulation in connection with the death of Nikoi Kotey, 77, and neck injuries sustained by his 67-year-old aunt, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey.
Shortly after midnight on Wednesday, Aug. 17, Hazlet police responded to a home on the 300 block of Middle…