The Middlesex County
Prosecutor’s Office has announced a man from Carteret has been arrested and
charged with the murder of his grandmother.
According to the prosecutor’s
office, Shawn Gonzalez, 39, is accused of killing 89-year-old Dolores Babij
back in August.
Prosecutors say an
investigation determined Babij was assaulted and killed by Gonzalez earlier
that morning at her residence. Responding police officers found Babij deceased and seated in a chair
in her home.
Murder charges were filed
this week. Gonzalez is currently being held at the Middlesex County Adult
Correction Center, where he is pending a Detention Hearing in Superior
Court.
Anyone with information is asked to contact
Detective Cassens at (732) 541-4181 or Detective Sullivan at (732)
745-4060.