Wall, New Jersey woman dies a week after stabbing

Alex Williams, 24, is charged with first degree murder

The victim was attacked in front of her home

Her child was nearby when the stabbing took place

MUR — A woman has died after succumbing to her injuries during a machete attack outside her apartment. Her boyfriend is now accused of murder.

Alex Williams, 24, of Wall, repeatedly killed the woman at the Glen Oaks apartment complex near Allenwood Road on May 23, causing “multiple significant injuries,” the Monmouth County prosecutor said , Raymond S. Santiago. A child was “nearby” during the attack.

The woman died a week later. Williams is now charged with first-degree murder. He was previously charged with attempted murder, one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and one count of third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. He is being held at the Monmouth County Correctional Facility awaiting a detention hearing Friday.

The identity of the victim has not been released.

The prosecutor did not say whether investigators knew what motivated the attack.

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