New Jersey woman charged with stabbing mother to death
09/09/2019 9:58 am PDT
By Aliza Chasan, WPIX
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (WPIX) -- A 23-year-old New Jersey woman allegedly stabbed her mother to death in their Mount Laurel apartment, officials said Saturday.
Marisa Rivera is accused of killing Denise DeNapoli around 3:30 a.m. Friday, prosecutors said.
Officers went to check on DeNapoli after the 56-year-old woman failed to show up to work, officials said. Concerned co-workers had contacted the Mount Laurel Township Police Department.
Officers found Rivera at a hotel on Route 73 on Friday night.
Rivera was charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon.
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