New Jersey man charged with murder in stabbing of his wife

Police said they found Kenneth D. Arsenault, 59, on top of his wife on the ground outside their Pemberton Township home Saturday night.

Kenneth D. Arsenault, 59, of Pemberton Township, N.J., is charged with murder and related offenses in the stabbing death of his wife, Lorraine.Read moreBurlington County Prosecutor

by Mensah M. Dean

Published Apr. 8, 2018, 4:46 p.m. ET

A Pemberton Township man has been arrested and charged with fatally stabbing his wife on Saturday night in front of their home, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office and Pemberton Township Police said in a joint statement Sunday.

Police were called to the Arsenault home around 10 p.m. Saturday to investigate a report of a woman screaming. Officers observed Arsenault on top of his wife on the ground outside of their home and arrested him.

Lorraine Arsenault, 61, was transported to the Lourdes Emergency Department at Deborah in Browns Mills, where she was pronounced dead an hour later.

The motive for the attack is under investigation, said a spokesman for the Prosecutor's Office.

Arsenault is being held in Burlington County Jail pending an appearance in Superior Court in Mount Holly.