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NJ Lieutenant Kills Ex-Girlfriend: Understanding Restraining Orders and Domestic Violence Laws

NJ Police Lieutenant Case Reveals Gaps in Domestic Violence Legal Protections It was at 5:25 PM on Friday that Santos followed Semanchik back from Long Valley Animal Hospital, a sinister deepening of domestic violence. The case ended in a murder-suicide, with the two victims subsequently found shot inside Semanchik’s home on Upper Kingtown Road.  Family members […]

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Homicide

Ocean County Man Reportedly Killed Wife, then Killed Himself

Manchester Township Police Find Murder-Suicide Scene After 911 Call Have you been arrested and charged after an alleged domestic violence incident in Ocean County? Contact us now for help. Here is a recent domestic violence story arising out of Ocean County with unfortunately tragic results. An elderly man has been accused of attacking his wife […]

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Homicide

Hudson County, NJ Woman Stabbed to Death in Alleged DV Incident

Jersey City Domestic Violence Murder: Woman Killed, Teenage Son Hospitalized Defending Mother Do you need an attorney for domestic violence homicide charges in Hudson County? Contact us now for immediate assistance. The initial consultation is always provided free of charge. Here is a recent case that made the news in Hudson County after an alleged […]

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Homicide

Alleged Domestic Violence Incident in Ringwood NJ Results in Death

Ringwood Man Charged with Murder After Shooting Ex-Girlfriend Through Front Door On March 9, 2017, Ringwood police charged a man with first degree murder after he allegedly fired a shotgun through the front door of his ex-girlfriend’s home and killed her. According to authorities, 38-year-old Clinton J. Degroat shot 38-year-old Nicole Sierra at her home […]

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Homicide

Newark NJ Man Admits to Killing Girlfriend for Texting Another Man

Newark Man Admits to Killing Girlfriend Over Text Messages to Another Man Pedro Lora-Pena recently admitted that he killed his girlfriend of one year because she would not stop texting another man. According to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Lora-Pena and Diana Boggio were driving home together after a haircut and Lora-Pena tried to take […]

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Homicide

Roselle NJ Man Who Violated Restraining Order and Killed Ex-Wife Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter

Roselle Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter for Killing Ex-Wife Despite Restraining Order Ademir Ramalho, a 64-year-old man from Roselle, NJ, recently pleaded guilty to a count of first degree aggravated manslaughter for the killing of his ex-wife, 51-year-old Lucia Emeliano of Elizabeth, NJ. In July 2006, Ramalho allegedly began stalking Emiliano after learning that […]

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Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Kills 40 People per Year in New Jersey

New Jersey Domestic Violence Deaths Average 40 Annually, Coalition Reports In a recent interview, the executive director of the New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence (“NJCEDV”), Jane Shivas, shared a number of statistics related to domestic violence in the State of New Jersey. One of the most powerful facts is that as of October […]

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Case Study

Aggravated Manslaughter Charges for Newark NJ Man Previously Accused of Child Abuse

Essex County Upgrades Charges to Aggravated Manslaughter After 7-Year-Old Dies Essex County prosecutors recently upgraded very serious criminal charges against a mother and her boyfriend stemming from the death of a seven-year-old boy. According to law enforcement, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office initially charged the suspects with endangering the welfare of a child, but those […]

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