A man was arrested after killing his mother and injuring another woman in a grisly double stabbing that left a bloody scene at a New Jersey home, according to local police and prosecutors.
Police sources said the deadly incident started as a dispute before sunrise inside the Harrison Garden Apartment Complex, then continued outside the building. A 67-year-old woman, Rosa Massoni, was stabbed and killed, while a 50-year-old woman was recovering after suffering serious knife injuries.
Officers from the Harrison Police Department as well as detectives from the Hudson County Prosecutors were on the scene for hours -- seen searching with flashlights and hauling away large bags of evidence. The scene so gruesome, cleanup crews wore protective suits and hosed down the sidewalk to clear away the blood.
Images from the scene showed evidence markers where first responders found Massoni's body, next to shoes and bloody clothing — a violent pathway that apparently led to the third floor of the apartment complex.
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The suspect, 32-year-old Victor Temoche, was arrested and charged with murder of Massoni, his mother, along with attempted murder. A motive for the alleged killing was not immediately clear, nor was the relationship between Temoche and the other victim.
Neighbors who woke up to crime scene tape were surprised.
"They have some security here," Harrison resident Larry Kelly said. "This is getting crazy."
