Man burned his niece and nephew with cigarette lighter: prosecutor
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
Posted Jan 06, 2021
Jaimear Butler, 21, was charged with physically abusing his 9-year-old nephew and 6-year-old niece by intentionally burning them with a cigarette lighter. (HCPO photo)HCPO
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A Jersey City man burned his young nephew and niece with a cigarette lighter, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Jaimear Butler, 21, has been charged with third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, third-degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, third-degree aggravated assault and second-degree witness tampering.
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit was notified by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency on Dec.28 about an allegation of two abused children who reside in Jersey City, officials said.
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A North Bergen man was arrested this week on accusations he killed his 4-month-old daughter, who died from traumatic brain injuries in March 2018.
A Hudson County Grand Jury handed up an indictment of Raul Torres on Dec. 17, charging him with murder and endangering the welfare of a child, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Torres, age 27, was arrested Tuesday evening on Sedore Avenue after a traffic stop, and was processed on the homicide warrant issued following the indictment, Suarez said.
On Feb. 13, 2018, a Jersey City police officer station at the Jersey City Medical Center contacted the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit to report a 4-month-old girl, who was unresponsive and not breathing, had been taken to the hospital by ambulance, the prosecutor said.
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Raul Torres, 27, of North Bergen was arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 4-month-old daughter in 2018. She was brought to the hospital in February of that year and died three weeks later. (Hudson County Prosecutor s Office)
NORTH BERGEN, NJ Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced Wednesday that a North Bergen man was charged this week with first-degree murder following a grand jury indictment for his role in the death of his 4-month-old daughter, who died from traumatic brain injuries in March, 2018.
Raul Torres, 27, was pulled over in North Bergen on Tuesday and arrested, the prosecutor said.
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Raul Torres. Photo courtesy of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
On December 17th, a Hudson County grand jury handed up an indictment of Raul Torres
and charged him with murder and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, Suarez said in a statement.
Torres, 27, was arrested at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, December 22nd, on
Sedore Avenue by North Bergen police after a traffic stop and was processed on the homicide warrant that was issued following the indictment.
On February 13th, 2018, at approximately 8:45 a.m., a Jersey City police officer stationed at the Jersey City Medical Center contacted the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit to report a four-month old child had been transported to the hospital by ambulance unresponsive and not breathing.