Crime & Safety

60-Year-Old Teaneck Man Stabs Mother, Brother To Death: Prosecutor

Keith Knight, 60, was in custody for the stabbings of his mother and brother, Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said.

A 60-year-old New Jersey man stabbed his mother and brother to death Wednesday night, authorities said.

Keith Knight, 60, was in custody for the stabbings of his mother and brother, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said.

Victoria Knight, 84, and brother Ronald Victor Knight, 52, were killed, Molinelli said on his Twitter account.

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The Knights lived together in the Ward Plaza home, Frank Nelson, a 36-year-old who lives behind them on Van Arsdale Place in Teaneck, told nj.com.

Police roped off the home Thursday morning, and investigators from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, Sheriff’s Department and Teaneck Police Department were at the scene, according to the report.

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The Knights were “very nice people,” said Reggie Logan, 55, saying he has known them for more than 40 years.

Logan saw no sign of the violence alleged to have taken place Wednesday night, though he believes Keith Knight had some mental issues, according to the report.

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