Asbury Park Man Tried To Murder His Girlfriend, Stabbed Her In Head

ASBURY PARK, NJ — An Asbury Park man was found guilty of first-degree attempted murder after he stabbed his ex-girlfriend in the head a little over a year ago, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced Tuesday.

The couple had a child together. The woman survived the attack.

Amando Miguel-Ortiz, 37, was found guilty Friday of first-degree attempted murder, plus weapons offenses. The judge was Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Jill O’Malley.

At approximately 5:15 p.m. on Monday, March 6, 2023, Asbury Park Police were called to a home on the 600 block of Second Avenue on a report of assault. Upon arrival, they located the victim, the mother of Miguel-Ortiz’s child.

She was taken to a local hospital for emergency treatment of a head injury. Minutes later, Miguel-Ortiz was located outside a home on the 400 block of Langford Street, about a half-mile away, and he was taken into custody without incident.

Police say the woman was cooking at a friend’s home when Miguel-Ortiz entered the residence armed with a utility knife. Miguel-Ortiz stabbed the woman once in the torso before grabbing her by the hair and stabbing her again in the back of the head. The victim’s friend then intervened, at which point Miguel-Ortiz fled the scene.

Miguel-Ortiz remained incarcerated at the Monmouth County jail ever since. He will be sentenced Friday and the state said it will ask for 20 years in state prison.