New Jersey woman, 23, allegedly stabbed mom to death in apartment, fled to hotel: authorities
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A 23-year-old New Jersey woman was arrested Friday at a hotel after allegedly stabbing her mom to death inside their apartment earlier that morning, authorities said.
Marisa Rivera is accused of killing her 56-year-old mother, Denise DeNapoli, around 3:30 a.m. at the Mount Laurel apartment where both lived, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}When DeNapoli failed to show up for work, police were called to conduct a welfare check and discovered her body at the Ramblewood Village Apartments, officials said.
Police later found Rivera at a Route 73 hotel, where she surrendered without incident, the statement said.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Investigators were still examining any possible motive in the murder.
Rivera was charged with first-degree murder, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, officials said.