By Amber Cox
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP Autopsies performed on the couple found dead in their home early Jan. 5 revealed it was a case of murder-suicide.
Burlington County Prosecutor Robert Bernardi and Bordentown Police Chief Frank Nucera announced the findings Thursday, Jan. 6, after the autopsies were conducted.
The autopsy revealed Kerry Havens, 29, died of blunt force trauma to the head, according to Burlington County Medical Examiner Ian Hood.
It is believed her husband, John Havens, III, 30, fatally struck her with a hammer before taking his own life by cutting his neck and arms, according to Mr. Bernardi.
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around 7 a.m., Jan 5. Ms. Havens’ parents were there to watch the couple’s children while they went to work. The children, a girl age 3 and a boy age 1, were not harmed. The children are staying with ýPage=003 Column=002 OK,0002.05þ
family members, according to the prosecutor’s office.
The investigation is being conducted by detectives from the Bordentown Township Police Department and the Burlington County prosecutor’s office’s Major Crimes Unit.
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