Hillsborough Township Mother Charged With Murdering Her Two Young Children
Thursday, January 15, 2026, 6:45 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ.- On Tuesday, following a swift-moving investigation, a 35-year-old Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, woman was taken into custody and jailed after being charged in connection with the alleged murder of her two young boys, who had been murdered earlier in the day inside their Hillsborough, New Jersey, home.
According to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at around 6:45 p.m., members of the Hillsborough Township Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call from a man who reported that upon arriving at his Shell Court home, he discovered his 5-year-old and 7-year-old sons unresponsive, and that his wife had done something to them.
Upon arrival, Police Officers made entry into the home where they located the man, with his wife, identified as Priyatharssini Natarajan, 35, of Hillsborough, New Jersey. Police Officers also located the two deceased children in a bedroom in the home. The two boys, ages 5 and 7, were subsequently pronounced deceased at the scene.
The identities of the two children are being withheld pending final identification by the Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. Based on the initial investigation, Natarajan was taken into custody and transported to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office in Somerville, New Jersey.
Following the ensuing investigation, Detectives of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit, the Hillsborough Township Police Department, with assistance from the Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and the Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office found probable cause to believe that Natarajan had allegedly killed her two young boys.
Accordingly, on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, Detectives formally charged Natarajan with two counts of first-degree Murder; and one count of third-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose. She was processed on the charges and was lodged in the Somerset County Jail, pending future court proceedings in Somerset County Superior Court. The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office has filed a motion with the court to detain Natarajan pending trial.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with additional information is urged to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office at (908) 231-7100 or the Hillsborough Township Police Department at (908) 369-4323. 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.”
