Jul 04, 2011
UNION CITY AND BEYOND -- Authorities are saying that an apparent fight between an elderly couple was what killed an 86-year-old Union City woman who was found dead on Sunday.
According to an article in NJ.com, a relative of the couple became concerned when she hadn't heard from them since Thursday, and went to the apartment on Sunday. She found Mercedes Figueroa dead and her 74-year-old male companion badly injured. He is in critical condition at Jersey City Medical Center.
The story quotes County Prosecutor Ed DeFazio as saying, "The man has not been charged at this point but it does appear that it was a domestic dispute that elevated to this level" and that it was "mutual combat."
DeFazio said that a hammer at the scene appears to be what killed the woman.
Read more: Hudson Reporter - 86 year old woman killed with hammer in apparent domestic dispute
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