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Paterson police and the Passaic County prosecutor charged the mother of a 7-year-old boy with his murder and stabbing her teenage son Saturday morning.
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A 7-year-old Paterson child died and a teen was injured Saturday morning in a stabbing inside a city home, police officials said, and their mother has been charged with murder.
Police found the child unresponsive with stab wounds on the third floor of the North 6th Street home around 7 a.m., the Passaic County Prosecutor s Office said in a statement. The child was taken to St. Joseph s Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Murder charges have been filed against Iris Tolentino, 46, of Paterson, the mother of the boys, the Passaic County Prosecutor s Office said late Saturday.
7-year-old dead from apparent stab wounds in Paterson, police say
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A mother has been charged with murder after a 7-year-old was fatally stabbed in New Jersey.
Police say they found the victim and a 17-year-old with stab wounds on the third floor of a building on North 6th Street in Paterson on Saturday around 7 a.m.
They were immediately transported to St. Joseph s University Medical Center for treatment.
Authorities say the 7-year-old child was unresponsive and pronounced deceased upon arrival at the hospital, and the 17-year-old was treated for his wounds and released a short time later.
The Passaic County Prosecutor s Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to contact us on our tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or contact the Paterson Police Detective Bureau at 973-321-1120.