OLD BRIDGE WOMAN CHARGED FOR LEAVING HER YOUNG CHILDREN UNATTENDED OVERNIGHT
" Estela Onofre--Maceda, 31, Was Charged With 7-Counts Of Second Degree Endangering The Welfare Of A Child."
Thursday, June 29, 2023, 11:33 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
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OLD BRIDGE, NJ.- On Tuesday, June 26, 2023, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone reported that on Monday, June 25, 2023, a 31-Year-Old Old Bridge, New Jersey woman was Taken into Custody and Charged with Child Endangerment Offenses, for Leaving her Young Children Unattended in their home on Two Occasions.
On Monday, June 25, 2023, at approximately 6:40 a.m., Members of The Old Bridge Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call reporting a Fire in an Apartment located on Cottonwood Lane in Old Bridge, New Jersey.
Upon arrival, Police Officers located Four Young Children who were left in The Apartment Unattended. Two of The Kids were transported to Robert Wood University Hospital for treatment. The ensuing investigation into the cause and origin of the Fire is being conducted by The Middlesex County Fire Marshal and Old Bridge Township Fire Officials.
An investigation by Detective Anthony Mottola of The Old Bridge Township Police Department in conjunction with Detective Daniela Castro of The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit quickly uncovered that The Mother of The Children, Estela Onofre-Maceda, 31, of Old Bridge, had left the Four Young Children unattended during the Early Morning Hours of June 25, 2023, when the Fire Started. Additionally, further investigation revealed that Ms. Onofre-Maceda left Three Children, unattended on the Night of June 23, 2023, into the Early Morning Hours of June 24, 2023.
Accordingly, on Monday, June 25, 2023, Ms. Onofre-Maceda was Taken into Custody and Formally Charged with Seven Counts of Second Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Onofre-Maceda was Processed on The Charges and Remanded to The Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center pending a Pretrial Detention Hearing.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, That States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
FILED UNDER JUNE 29, 2023: LAW, MIDDLESEX: