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NJ mother charged after two young sons were found dead
Summary
A 35-year-old New Jersey woman was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder after her two sons, ages five and seven, were found dead in their Hillsborough home.
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Police in Hillsborough, New Jersey, say a 35-year-old woman was arrested after her two young sons, ages five and seven, were found dead in their home. Authorities reported the boys were discovered after the father returned home and called police, saying his wife 'did something to them.' Medics pronounced the children dead at the scene and the woman was taken to the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office.
Known details:
- The father returned home and called police, reporting his two children unconscious and saying his wife had "done something to them."
- Officers found two deceased children inside a bedroom and medics pronounced them dead at the scene.
- Priyatharsini Natarajan, 35, was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon.
- Prosecutors declined to confirm the type of weapon recovered and the children's identities have not been released.
Summary:
The case is now with the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office; prosecutors have not provided further procedural details. Undetermined at this time.
