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Jersey City Man Admits Killing Roommate: Prosecutor Jersey City Man Admits Killing Roommate: Prosecutor
Jersey City Man Admits Killing Roommate: Prosecutor A 28-year-old man admitted stabbing his roommate dead in their Jersey City apartment in 2020, authorities said. Tong Cheng pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated manslaughter in the death of Yuting Ge, 23, in connection with the Aug. 8, 2020 incident in their New York Avenue apartment, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Ge's lifeless body covered in gashes around 12:30 p.m., Suarez said. He was pronounced dead less than half an hour later..  Cheng graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology Graduate School, and Ge was a graduate student at Stevens. Sentencing…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Found Badly Burned Dies Behind Wheel In Jersey City Car Fire Driver Found Badly Burned Dies Behind Wheel In Jersey City Car Fire
Driver Found Badly Burned Dies Behind Wheel In Jersey City Car Fire A male driver died when his car went up in flames in a Jersey City crash Wednesday morning, authorities said. Police and fire departments responded to Hutton Street and New York Avenue, where the car was ravaged by flames around 7:45 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Once the fire was put out, the man was found still behind the wheel in a badly burned condition, Suarez said. He was pronounced dead just before 8 a.m. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit, the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit, the Hudson County Regional Arson T…

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Jersey City Man Charged With Stabbing Roommate Dead In Shared Apartment UPDATE: Jersey City Man Charged With Stabbing Roommate Dead In Shared Apartment
Update: Jersey City Man Charged With Stabbing Roommate Dead In Shared Apartment A 26-year-old man has been charged with stabbing his roommate to death over the weekend in their Jersey City apartment, authorities said Monday. Tong Cheng, 26, was charged with stabbing Yuting Ge, 23, in their New York Avenue apartment Saturday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Authorities responding to the apartment found Ge's lifeless body covered in gashes around 12:30 p.m., Suarez said. He was pronounced dead less than half an hour later. The cause and manner of death for Ge were pending findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. Cheng was arrested without incide…

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by Cecilia Levine