RAHWAY, N.J. (AP) - A woman who fatally stabbed her mother during an argument at their northern New Jersey home has been charged with murder, authorities said.
Malika Jones, 22, also faces two weapons counts stemming from the slaying in Rahway, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office announced Tuesday. Jones remains in custody pending a detention hearing, and it wasn’t known if she’s retained an attorney.
Rahway police responding to reports of a domestic dispute found Inell Jones, 57, in the family’s home around 3 p.m. Sunday. She was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later, and her daughter was soon taken into custody.
Authorities have not said what the two women were arguing about.
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