CRIME New Jersey boy found dead after father sets car on fire near Sayreville High School, police say

[mzkitty]

New Jersey boy found dead after father sets car on fire near Sayreville High School, police say​

March 29, 2024 / 11:20 AM EDT / CBS New York

SAYREVILLE, N.J. -- A 9-year-old boy is dead and his father is being treated for injuries after their car was found burned near a school in New Jersey. Investigators believe the man set the car on fire following a domestic dispute.

Authorities from the Middlesex County prosecutor's office and the Sayreville Police Department say 43-year-old Manuel Rivera survived the blaze and is being treated for his injuries at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

Police responded around 10:45 a.m. Friday to a 911 call for a fire near Sayreville High School. They also received a call about a related domestic dispute from a home on Eisenhower Drive, where a woman told officers Rivera had left the home with their son.

Officers found Rivera on Washington Road near the school. They said he was outside the car with burns to his body and an apparent self-inflicted wound.

It appeared the car had been doused with gasoline and set on fire, police said. The child's body was found inside.


Rivera has been charged with second-degree aggravated arson. Additional charges may be filed, pending the results of the boy's autopsy report.

Anyone with information or surveillance video of the area is asked to call the Sayreville Police Department at 732- 727-4444 or the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office at 732-745-3289.

New Jersey boy found dead after father sets car on fire near Sayreville High School, police say

Investigators believe Manuel Rivera, of Sayreville, set the car on fire with his son inside after a domestic dispute.

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[mzkitty]

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The 9-year-old was a student at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, Sayreville Superintendent Richard Labbe said. Rivera was hired by the school district in January as a part-time cafeteria worker and driver, according to a board of education meeting agenda.

9-year-old boy found dead after dad set fire to car outside N.J. school, cops say

The 43-year-old father took the boy to Sayreville's high school and set his car on fire after a domestic dispute with child's mother, the prosecutor's office said.

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[WildDaisy]

I can never get this. If your life is so miserable that you cannot see any hope, take your own life. Why do you need to take your children with you? They will find a good home and a loving family to take them, and even if they dont, odds are they are better off without you.

 

[mzkitty]

I can never get this. If your life is so miserable that you cannot see any hope, take your own life. Why do you need to take your children with you? They will find a good home and a loving family to take them, and even if they dont, odds are they are better off without you.

Well, he was mad at mom, so of course he had to kill his kid. Sheesh !!

 

[Blacknarwhal]

I can never get this. If your life is so miserable that you cannot see any hope, take your own life. Why do you need to take your children with you? They will find a good home and a loving family to take them, and even if they dont, odds are they are better off without you.

Considering the foster care system these days, that's not a foregone conclusion any more. If you believe life is so terrible that you can no longer endure therein, you might believe you're doing your child a favor getting them out early.

Conversely, there are other motives. Including getting back at a spouse or the like.

 

[JMG91]

Well, he was mad at mom, so of course he had to kill his kid. Sheesh !!

That’s exactly what this was about. If I can’t have what I want, then you can’t either!

 

[JMG91]

Considering the foster care system these days, that's not a foregone conclusion any more. If you believe life is so terrible that you can no longer endure therein, you might believe you're doing your child a favor getting them out early.

Conversely, there are other motives. Including getting back at a spouse or the like.

If a parent was truly that desperate, they’d shoot the kid, not set him on fire. This was designed to cause mom as much pain as possible. What a POS.

 

[mzkitty]

He's a garbage can. Does NJ have the death penalty?