EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A 60-year-old Middlesex County man walked into a local police station Friday and confessed to killing his wife, according to authorities.
Ashraf Tawfik, a resident of East Brunswick, arrived at police headquarters around 12:15 p.m. and told officers that he had killed his wife, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.
Officers responded to Tawfik’s home on Yorktown Road, where they discovered 58-year-old Marsail Botros unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Tawfik was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder, along with two weapons offenses. He is currently being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center.
The investigation remains ongoing. Authorities are urging anyone with information to contact the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-8843.
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A 60-year-old Middlesex County man walked into a local police station Friday and confessed to killing his wife, according to authorities.
Ashraf Tawfik, a resident of East Brunswick, arrived at police headquarters around 12:15 p.m. and told officers that he had killed his wife, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.
Officers responded to Tawfik’s home on Yorktown Road, where they discovered 58-year-old Marsail Botros unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Tawfik was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder, along with two weapons offenses. He is currently being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center.
The investigation remains ongoing. Authorities are urging anyone with information to contact the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-8843.
