Crime & Safety

Short Hills Woman Charged with Stabbing Husband

Woman arrested on assault charges stemming from domestic violence incident Sunday night.

updated with information from Sept. 6

Millburn Police arrested a 44-year-old Short Hills woman Sunday night on assault charges stemming from a domestic violence incident in which police say she stabbed her husband with a steak knife.

Police spokesman Lt. Peter Eakley said that the 44-year-old victim was taken to the University of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark, where he has been reported to be in stable condition.

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The woman was also chaged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and possession of a weapon.

Bail was set at $2,000, and the woman is currently being hospitalized in East Orange General Hospital, Eakley said in a release. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is now hanlding the case, he said, but prosecutors were not available for comment Monday afternoon.

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On Tuesday afternoon, a spokesman with the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said that because it is a domestic violence case, they will not release any additional information until the investigation is complete.

Patch will update the story as more information becomes available.


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