Crime & Safety
Essex County Grandmother Found Dead In Home, Cops Investigate As Homicide
Adela Padilla, 76, was "loved by her neighbors," a report stated.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A 76-year-old grandmother living in Newark was discovered dead in her Summer Avenue home on Saturday. Police are investigating the case as a homicide, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.
Police found Adela Padilla inside her home on the 500 block of Summer Avenue around 7 a.m. She was pronounced dead at 7:31 a.m., prosecutors said.
“The cause of death is pending autopsy but the death is being investigated as a homicide,” prosecutors stated Saturday.
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No arrests have been made; an investigation is ongoing, authorities said.
Padilla, a local grandmother, was “loved by her neighbors,” ABC New York reported.
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