Horrific: NJ Couple Beat Kids With Buckle, Refrigerator Handle, Power Cords, Authorities Charge
UPDATE: For four years, a Passaic couple cruelly beat their two children with a variety of objects, authorities charged.
Alfredo Medina, 48, and his wife, Wanda Fernandez, 30, "never brought the children to receive medical attention at a doctor’s office or hospital after the assaults," one law enforcement official said.
A large metal buckle, a large refrigerator handle and power cords were used in the assaults, the official said.
Medina and Fernandez both remained held Wednesday in the Passaic County Jail following their arrests on Tuesday, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said.
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Five Shot, Including Teen, On Paterson Street Corner
Five people, including a 17-year-old boy, were shot on a Paterson street corner Sunday, a little over three hours after another victim also was wounded, authorities confirmed.
One of the victims, a 24-year-old man, was in critical condition after he and another male victim, 28, arrived at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in a private vehicle, authorities said.
All were struck by gunfire at the corner of 12th Avenue and Carroll Street shortly before 6:30 p.m., authorities said.
The boy and two other men, one 25 and the other 29, were brought to the hospital in ambulances, they said, add…
