Police: Woman played dead after attacker slashed her throat
Police in Hackensack say a woman played dead after an attacker slashed her throat – and the quick-thinking may have saved her life.
News 12 Staff
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Apr 23, 2019, 11:42 AM
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Updated 1,840 days ago
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Police in Hackensack say a woman played dead after an attacker slashed her throat – and the quick-thinking may have saved her life.
The attack happened early Saturday morning.
According to police, the woman told police she pretended to be dead until the suspect, Jergere Minaya-Acosta, 50, of Hackensack, walked away.
Police found the woman at a residence on Coles Avenue.
Police say Jergere Minaya-Acosta turned himself in to police hours later.
He faces attempted murder charges, among other charges.
Police didn't say how the two knew each other.
