34-YEAR-OLD BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER FOR THE STABBING DEATH OF PARENTS
" Michael Mulgrew Was Charged With Murder & Weapons Offenses In The Thursday Morning Fatal Stabbing Of His Mother & Father."
Saturday, November 4, 2023, 9:00 A.M. ET. By Jennifer Hodges: Englebrook Independent News,
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BARNEGAT, NJ.- A 34-Year-Old Barnegat Township, New Jersey man has been Charged in connection with the Horrific Stabbing Deaths of his Mother and Father that occurred Thursday Morning inside their Barnegat Township Home.
According to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, on Thursday, November 2, 2023, just before 11:00 a.m., Members of The Barnegat Township Police Department arrived at a Lincoln Avenue Residence to assist Medical Personnel who were there to perform a Mobile Outreach at the Home.
Upon arrival, as Police Officers approached the home they noticed a man walking away. As the man continued to walk, Officers approached the home they noticed what appeared to be Blood on the Front Door of the House. Police Officers then made entry into the home and found Blood in numerous areas of the house. When Officers entered the Bedroom they found the bodies of a man and a woman who were deceased from Multiple Stab Wounds to their upper bodies. The man was identified as Eugene Mulgrew, 71, and the woman was identified as Cheryl Mulgrew, 69, both of Barnegat, New Jersey. Police Officers also found a Knife near the bedroom.
The man who had been observed walking away from the home was spotted in the area of West Bay Boulevard and Gunning River Road by Police Officers from Barnegat Township. The man later identified as Michael Mulgrew, 34, was Taken into Custody without incident.
The ensuing investigation by Ocean County Authorities quickly determined that Michael Mulgrew was responsible for The Stabbing Deaths of his Mother and Father.
Accordingly, Michael Mulgrew was Formally Charged with Two Counts of First Degree Murder; Third Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose; and Fourth Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon. Mulgrew was Processed on The Charges and Remanded to The Ocean County Jail pending a Pretrial Detention Hearing, and Future Court Proceedings.
" 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: NOVEMBER 4, 2023: LAW, OCEAN: