Camden Man Allegedly Kills Mother of His Kids

Police say the victim was hiding inside a bedroom when she was stabbed by her children's father.

A Camden man is in jail after he allegedly stabbed the mother of his children to death, according to police.

It happened Friday night around 11:10p.m. in the 400 block of Boyd Street. Investigators say Julio Martinez broke into the apartment of 22-year-old Sophia Ortiz and stabbed her with a knife. Police say

Ortiz was hiding in a bedroom when she was attacked. Police say she died about three hours later while in surgery at Cooper Hospital.

Martinez has been charged with murder.


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