Daughter Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Her Mother In Union County

RAHWAY, NJ — A Rahway woman was sentenced to 10 years in state prison for the stabbing death of her mother in 2020, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Rahway Police Director Nicholas Breiner announced Wednesday.

Malika Jones, 26 of Rahway, was found guilty on Nov. 3, 2023, of aggravated manslaughter
following a three-week trial before Union County Superior Court Judge Thomas Isenhour.

On Jan. 26, 2024, Isenhour sentenced Jones to 10 years in State Prison, requiring her to serve at least 85 percent of the term before the possibility of parole.

The stabbing happened shortly after 3 p.m. on Feb. 16, 2020, when Rahway Police Department went to a home on the 100 block of East Albert Street, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Robert Grady, who prosecuted the case.

Officers found the victim, Inell Jones, 58, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Jones was immediately taken into custody.

A joint investigation by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force, Rahway Police Department, and the Union County Sheriff’s Crime Scene Unit resulted in charges being filed against Jones within hours of law enforcement learning of the incident.

"While this sentencing does not bring Mrs. Inell Jones back, we hope it can bring some relief to all those in mourning," said Union County Prosecutor Daniel. "I commend the dedicated efforts of Assistant Prosecutor Robert Grady, Sergeant Christopher Scuorzo, Detective Ryan Kirsh, Lieutenant Danika Ramos, and Detective Kevin Stanicki for their exceptional work on this case."

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