Overview
- Priyatharsini Natarajan, 35, was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and third-degree possession of a weapon.
- The children’s father called 911 around 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, reporting he found his sons unconscious and indicating his wife had harmed them, according to prosecutors.
- Officers found the boys in a bedroom, emergency responders attempted life-saving measures, and both children were pronounced dead at the scene.
- Natarajan was taken into custody at about 1:15 a.m. and is being held at the Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing.
- The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office is conducting an active investigation, and the children’s names and the manner of death remain withheld pending autopsy results.