FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Caitlin Mota
PHONE: (201) 577-6699
EMAIL: cmota@hcpo.org
DATE: Tuesday, February 7, 2023

HOMICIDE UNIT INVESTIGATING DEATH OF WOMAN IN WEST NEW YORK

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the West New York Police Department are investigating the stabbing death of a woman on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.

At approximately 5:54 a.m., the West New York Police Department was notified of an injured person at 4914 Murphy Place. Responding officers located the lifeless body of a 24-year-old woman with apparent stab wound(s) and she was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:31 a.m. The Cause and Manner of Death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification to her next of kin. A person of interest is in custody at Hackensack University Medical Center. This matter is being investigated as an act of domestic violence and additional information is not available at this time.

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the West New York Police Department are actively investigating this case. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip at: http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. All information will be kept confidential. The above charges are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. R.P.C.3.6(b)(6).