Mercer County Man Arrested In Dad’s Fatal Beating: Prosecutor

A 23-year-old man from East Windsor has been arrested in the fatal beating of his father, authorities said.

01/26/2024 4:10 p.m.

Yu Chavarria, 23, was charged with second-degree manslaughter, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri

East Windsor police responded to a residence on Twin Rivers Drive North at approximately 7 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, for an unconscious male, Onofri said.

Police found 58-year-old Edgar Chavarria on the kitchen floor bleeding from his head and face, Onofri said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

An investigation revealed that the father and son got into a verbal argument that turned physical with Yu Chavarria striking his father in the face multiple times with his fist and then once with his head, the prosecutor said.

The charges are the result of an investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the East Windsor Township Police Department, specifically MCHTF Detective Tim Bruey and East Windsor Detective Joe Zucchero.

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