Woman Found Murdered In Morris Twp, Son Arrested: NYPD

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ — A woman reported missing from Manhattan was found murdered in Morris Township, and her son has been arrested in connection to the case, police said.

Paula Chin was found dead on Bailey Hollow Road in Morris Township on Tuesday, a day after she was reported missing, Lieutenant John Grimpel from the New York City Police Department said.

Jared Eng, 22, Jennifer Lopez, 18, both from New York City, and Caitlyn O’Rourke, 21, from Patterson, New York, were all charged with concealment of a corpse, Grimpel said. Eng is the woman's son, Grimpel said. O'Rourke and Eng are reportedly dating.

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Chin was likely killed in her Manhattan apartment, hidden in a garbage bag and driven to her home in Morris Township, sources told news outlets. Officials are investigating the possibility the killing was part of a family dispute over money, the sources reportedly said.

A cause of death has not yet been established, Grimpel said. An investigation is ongoing by New York City police and homicide detectives. No murder charges have been filed at this time.

Residents reported seeing multiple NYPD vans and officers outside of a Bailey Hollow Road home Tuesday afternoon. That road was closed between Jockey Hollow Road and Route 202 for several hours.

The Morris County Prosecutor's Office confirmed they were investigating the homicide alongside the NYPD, but declined to release more information. The Morris Township Police Department, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation unit, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit, and the Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office all assisted the NYPD at the scene.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Major Crimes Unit of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at 973-285-6200, or Morris Township Police Department at 973-539-0777.

This is a developing story. Check back for more information.

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