Mother Of Slain NJ Teen Received Death Threats After Double Homicide, Lawyer Says

CRANFORD, NJ — The mother of one of the girls killed in a hit-and-run slaying had death threats directed to her workplace, the family's lawyer said.

Foulla Niotis is the mother of 17-year-old Maria Niotis, who was hit by an SUV along with her 17-year-old friend Isabella Salas while riding electronic bikes in Cranford on Sept. 29.

Brent Bramnick, the family's attorney, said a heightened police presence was at her work following messages received in the aftermath of the attack.

Bramnick was not given additional details on the nature of the threats and said he is unsure of the current state of surveillance.

On Tuesday, the Union County Prosecutor's Office released the 911 calls from residents in the area of Burnside Avenue in the immediate moments after the crash on Sept. 29.

"Extremely difficult," Foulla said of what it was like for her and her family to hear these pleas of help for her daughter while she lay in the street.

In the more than nine-minute-long video, the community's pleas pour in to dispatchers with multiple callers heard asking officials to "Please hurry" after a "hit-and-run" and referencing a black vehicle.

"Nobody's conscious. Everyone's done. Not moving," another caller said of the status of the two girls.

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Vincent P. Battiloro, 17, of Garwood is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and 15 other violations in the case.

The families of Maria and Isabella called their daughters' alleged killer a "coward of a man," saying he plotted this attack for months. "He is not insane, he is competent and meditated," said the families of the girls.

Bramnick and his firm launched their own probe into what really happened in the months leading up to the killing of the two girls. The alleged harassment can be traced back to March, when Bramnick says Foulla first alerted police to disturbing interactions and attempts by Battiloro to contact her daughter.

Battiloro's scheduled appearance on Wednesday in Cranford Municipal Court for 15 violations in connection with the crash was moved out of the jurisdiction. His violations have been transferred to the Union County Prosecutor's Office due to the criminal nature of the case.

A new appearance date has not yet been released.

It is still unclear, due to his age, if he will be tried as a juvenile or face charges as an adult.

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