Man fatally strikes woman, 79, with fireplace poker at NJ home

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DUMONT, N.J. (1010 WINS) — A New Jersey man was arrested after allegedly fatally striking a 79-year-old woman with a fireplace poker on Saturday, authorities said.

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Just before midnight, the woman was hit at a New Milford Avenue home in Dumont, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said.

The unidentified 40-year-old attacker was arrested soon after and police are investigating the incident as a homicide.

According to the Daily Voice, the suspect is the victim’s son.

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