Burlington County Woman Found Dead On Bed, Husband Charged With Murder: Prosecutor

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MEDFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ — A man called 911 to report that his wife was unconscious, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said. Eight days later, he was charged with first-degree murder.

Babu Natarajan, of Medford Township, was taken into custody Wednesday for the death of his wife, Angammal Babu, according to law enforcement.

Medford Township police received a call on the afternoon of March 21 regarding an unconscious and unresponsive woman in a Regent Court home. Upon arrival, they found Babu's body on the bed in the upstairs master bedroom, authorities said. Natarajan told responding officers that his wife had just taken a nap because she was tired, according to prosecutors.

Dr. Ian Hood, Burlington County's medical examiner, performed an autopsy and concluded that Babu died by homicide. Compression to her neck caused her death, authorities said.

Officials arrested Natarajan at his home Wednesday and placed him in the Burlington County Jail, pending a detention hearing. Prosecutors will present his case to a grand jury for possible indictment.