Police Charge Man In The December 7, 2025, Death Of His Mother
Thursday, February 5, 2026, 7:00 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ.- On Tuesday, following a nearly two-month investigation, a 25-year-old South Brunswick, New Jersey, man was taken into custody and jailed after being charged in connection with the death of a 47-year-old woman, whose lifeless body was found on December 7, 2025, inside her South Brunswick, New Jersey home.
According to Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera, and as previously reported, on Sunday, December 7, 2026, shortly after 10:30 a.m., members of the South Brunswick Police Department responded to a request to conduct a welfare check at a home located on Redwood Court in South Brunswick.
Upon arrival, Police Officers made entry into the home, where they discovered Veronica Jones, 47, of South Brunswick, New Jersey, unresponsive inside the home. Ms. Jones was subsequently pronounced deceased at the scene.
During the ensuing investigation, Detective Jamal Benbow of the South Brunswick Police Department and Detective Javier Morillo of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined that Khadir Jones, 25, of South Brunswick, New Jersey, who was the son of Ms. Jones, was responsible for causing her death.
Khadir Jones was previously taken into custody on December 7, 2025, and initially charged with second-degree Desecration of Human Remains. On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, following further investigation, Detectives formally charged Jones with one count of first-degree Murder. Jones was served and processed on the charges at the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center and will remain detained pending future court proceedings in Middlesex County Superior Court in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Anyone with additional information regarding this investigation is urged to contact Detective Benbow of the South Brunswick Police Department at (732) 329-4646 or Detective Morillo of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-4274. All calls and information will be kept confidential.
“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”
