Crime & Safety
Man Found Dead In Perth Amboy Identified, Stabbed To Death
Police are investigating the murder of this man, who was found near the Conrail railroad tracks in Perth Amboy on Friday.
PERTH AMBOY, NJ — The Middlesex County prosecutor and Perth Amboy police are investigating a man who was found stabbed to death near the railroad tracks in Perth Amboy on Friday. He has been identified as Jose David Guardado-Leiva, 18, of Perth Amboy.
His body was discovered on Conrail property near William Street. The investigation began Friday when a 911 call was received at 7:41 a.m.; a passerby discovered the victim’s body near the railroad tracks.
An autopsy by the Middlesex County Medical Examiner was scheduled for Saturday. The Middlesex County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide due to sharp force injuries of the head, neck and torso.
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Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Dennis Marte of the Perth Amboy Police Department at (732) 732-442-4400, or Detective Michael Connelly of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-4340.
Photo of Jose David Guardado-Leiva released by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.
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