Crime & Safety

Woman Stabbed To Death, House Torched, NJ Authorities Say

A man was taken into custody.

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — A woman in her 50's was found stabbed to death after a fire on Tuesday morning, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said.

Law enforcement responded to a house fire in the 100 block of Freedom Way at around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.

A man has been taken into custody in what is being considered a case of arson, officials said.

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Charges are forthcoming, officials said.

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