24-YEAR-OLD WEEHAWKEN MAN SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON FOR THE STABBING DEATH OF A WOMAN
" Joseph Palacios Was Sentenced To 24 Years In New Jersey State Prison For The Fatal Stabbing Of Michelle Paola Castillo-Siguencia."
Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 10:00 A.M. ET. By Jennifer Hodges: Englebook Independent News,
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JERSEY CITY, NJ.- Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez reported that on Friday, September 8, 2023, a Hudson County State Superior Court Judge Sentenced Joseph Palacios, 24, of Weehawken, New Jersey to a Term of Twenty-Four Years in New Jersey State Prison for The Stabbing Death of Michelle Paola Castillo-Siguencia, 24, inside her Weehawken Apartment back on June 19, 2021.
Mr. Palacios had previously Pleaded Guilty to One Count of Aggravated Manslaughter in return for the 24-Year Sentence. The Sentence will be Subject to The No Early Release Act which will require Mr. Palacios to Serve Eighty-Five Percent of his Custodial Term before becoming eligible for parole.
On Saturday, June 19, 2021, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Members of The Weehawken Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call reporting a Medical Emergency at an Apartment located at 561 Hudson Avenue. Upon arrival, Police Officers discovered a Woman, later identified as Ms. Castill0-Siguencia Unresponsive from Multiple Stab Wounds to her Neck.
Ms. Castillo-Seguencia was pronounced deceased at 6:48 p.m. The Hudson County Regional Medical Examiner's Office determined The Cause of Death to be Multiple Stab Wounds to The Neck and The Manner of Death to be Homicide. After a brief Stand-Off with Police, Mr. Palacios was Taken into Custody in a Union City Apartment a short time later.
FILED UNDER SEPTEMBER 12, 2023: LAW, HUDSON: