Man Beat Girlfriend To Death In Shared South Jersey Home: Prosecutor

PLEASANTVILLE, NJ — A man is accused of beating his girlfriend to death in their shared Pleasantville home, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.

Boris Lainez-Rosales, 26, is charged with murder and tampering with physical evidence following the death of Leslianet Quintana-Betancourt, 25, according to a news release.

Shortly before 2 a.m. on Dec. 2, police responded to a home on the 100 block of Edgewater Avenue after getting a 911 call about an unresponsive woman.

Quintana-Betancourt was taken to the Atlantic City Medical Center where she was pronounced dead, authorities said.

She died from "multiple blunt force injuries," according to the investigation.

Lainez-Rosales was taken into custody and lodged in the Atlantic County Justice Facility.