2Paterson, NJ – A 48-year-old woman from Passaic has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after her 6-year-old autistic son was found dead inside their home following what authorities say was a failed murder-suicide attempt.

Nakija Martin was arrested and formally charged on July 29, following a two-week investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit. The investigation began on the morning of July 15, when officers from the Passaic Police Department responded to a home near Aspen Place and State Street around 8:30 a.m. for a report of an unresponsive child.

Police arrived to find Martin at the residence, along with the body of her deceased son. Investigators believe Martin attempted to take her own life and had intended to kill her son. The off

See Full Page