1TOMS RIVER, NJ – A Superior Court judge has ordered that a Keansburg man charged with murder remain in custody pending trial in connection with the death of a Seaside Heights woman earlier this month.

Prosecutors said 41-year-old Emiliano Davila will stay detained at the Ocean County Jail following a ruling Friday by Judge Dina M. Vicari.

Davila is charged with murder and domestic violence aggravated assault by strangulation in the death of 32-year-old Mary O’Connor of Seaside Heights.

Key Points

Emiliano Davila, 41, of Keansburg, is charged with murder in the death of Mary O’Connor, 32.

O’Connor died on November 5 after sustaining injuries in a November 3 domestic incident.

A judge ordered Davila detained at the Ocean County Jail pending trial.

Victim died two days after assault

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