HAZLENT, N.J. (1010 WINS) -- Police in New Jersey arrested a man they said broke into his parent's home, killing his dad, and attempted to strangle his aunt, authorities said Thursday.
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According to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey, Ernest Kotey, 43, is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree burglary, and second-degree domestic violence strangulation in connection with the death of Nikoi Kotey, 77, and neck injuries sustained by his 67-year-old aunt.
Just after midnight on Tuesday, Hazlet police responded to a home on Middle Road near Winthrop Place where they found Nikoi Kotey unresponsive in a bedroom, police said.
He was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead Wednesday evening.
Investigators determined that Kotey broke into his parent's home through a rear entrance, confronted his father, and physically attacked him, causing fatal injuries, Linskey said.
Kotey then returned downstairs to attack his aunt, and grabbed her by the throat until she managed to break free herself and escape the house, the prosecutor said.
Kotey was arrested at the house and taken to the Monmouth County jail ahead of a detention hearing.
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