“Murder charges have been filed against a 52-year-old ex-convict accused of stabbing his 31-year-old girlfriend and brand-new fiance dead hours after proposing to her at a local nightclub, authorities announced. Jose Melo, 52, was charged with one count of first-degree murder and weapons offenses in the fatal stabbing of Naket “Naky” Trinidad, who was found dead at a Florida Street home on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024 at 9:12 a.m., according to Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca, and Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves. Trinidad’s death shined a light on domestic violence awareness. This horrible act by someone she trusted left her two children without either parent and with very little options for their future.”
The family described the challenges they now face. Trinidad, who had no other family in New Jersey, is survived by her two young daughters, the campaign says. Her relatives in Florida are working to manage her affairs while her aunt is taking care of arrangements in New Jersey. Melo is also on the state sex offender registry after he threatened a woman with a box cutter and sexually assaulted her in 2010. He is a tier 2 offender considered to be a moderate risk. ” – nj1015 news | Posted by Thrillz