Long Branch Man Charged With Murder Of City Girl, 16: Prosecutor

LONG BRANCH, NJ - Authorities have charged a city man with the stabbing death of a 16-year-old girl on Saturday night, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.

Bryan Cordero-Castro, 20, 4th Avenue, is in custody and was charged with first-degree murder, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and third-degree attempted escape, the prosecutor said.

Long Branch police responded to a call at 10:42 p.m. call reporting the stabbing at 284 Van Pelt Place. The teen was taken to Monmouth Medical Center, where she died at 11:2 p.m. The teen and Cordero Castro knew each other, Gramiccioni said.

Patch will update when more information is available.

Anyone with information about this case please call Detective Wayne Raynor, of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office at 1-800-533-7443 or Long Branch Police Detective Joseph Spitale at 732-222-1000.

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