Man, 34, Violates Restraining Order, Killed Grandmother, 80, In Perth Amboy: Officials (UPDATE)

A 34-year-old man has been charged with violating a restraining order and killing his grandmother in Middlesex County, authorities said.

Raymond Maldonado, of Perth Amboy, has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Awilda Verrette, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said.

Verrette, 80, was found unresponsive in a State Street home by a relative around 1:10 p.m. Sunday, June 30, according to Ciccone and Perth Amboy Police Chief Lawrence Cattano.

An investigation conducted by Detective Jeremy Harris of the Perth Amboy Police Department and Detective Jose Rosario of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office identified Maldonado as a suspect. He was charged with first-degree murder and fourth-degree contempt/violation of a restraining order.

Maldonado was held at the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center pending the results of a pre-rrial detention hearing.