Couple Found Dead At Scene After Bloody Breakup

"JERSEY CITY, NJ — Police have identified the 18-year-old Jersey City woman they believe was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend who then took his own life with a stab wound to the chest, bringing their stormy relationship to a tragic end, an official said.

"The body of Maria Peralta was found in the kitchen area of a Palisade Avenue apartment this morning and she was pronounced dead at the scene, Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Gene Rubino said this afternoon, adding that she had stab wounds to her head and torso.

"The body of her 27-year-old ex-boyfriend was also found in the kitchen area and he was pronounced dead at the scene as well, Rubino said, adding that he had at least one stab wound to the chest.

"Rubino said the pair had recently broken up and the ex-boyfriend contacted Peralta last night asking her to come to the apartment to pick up her belongings. A friend of the victim dropped her off last night but she later became concerned after not being able to contact Peralta so she went back to the apartment building this morning, Rubino said.

"When the friend peered through a window she saw her friend’s motionless foot on the apartment floor and called police, who forced entry to the apartment just after 9 a.m. and found the bodies, Rubino said."

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