Dispute ends with man fatally stabbed, roommate charged in NJ

BURLINGTON CITY, N.J. (FOX 29) - A dispute between roommates in New Jersey on Monday ended with one man fatally stabbed and the other charged with murder.

Arthur Ayala, 49, has been charged with first-degree murder and related offenses.

Burlington County prosecutors say the stabbing occurred around 4 p.m. on the unit block of East Fourth Street in Burlington City.

Responding officers found Alfred Hanna, 37, unresponsive on the ground outside of the home with multiple stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A motive for the killing remains under investigation.