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Woman Indicted For Killing 4-Year-Old Son in NJ

South Bound Brook

Somerset County Officials announced the indictment of Ms. Elina Gutti, also known as Ms. Olga Singhania, also known as Olga Gutiy, 38, of Cedar Street, South Bound Brook, New Jersey for the February 6, murder of her four year old son, Aiden Singhania, of Cedar Street, South Bound Brook. 

According to officials, the indictment charges defendant with first degree murder and two counts of third degree possession of a weapon, a knife, for an unlawful purpose.

Prosecutor Robertson stated that on February 6, 2021, at approximately 2:28 a.m., South Bound Brook Police Department  received a 9-1-1 call from Elina Gutti reportingshe had unexplained injuries on her wrist.  

Upon responding, officials said officers located Ms. Gutti with injuries to her left wrist which subsequently required minor medical treatment.  

Upon further investigation, officers located a 4 year old boy with severe lacerations to his throat; he was in a bed in the first floor bedroom of the residence that he shared with defendant.  

Two bloody kitchen knives werefound on the floor near that bed.

 The 4 year old, Aiden Singhania, was pronounced deceased at 3:17 a.m. at the scene.  

Officials said Ms. Gutti was transported to an area hospital for medical evaluation by South Bound Brook Police.  

Detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Crime Scene Investigation Unit responded to the scene to conduct theinvestigation.

 The New Jersey Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office also responded to conduct an investigation.

The matter was presented to the Grand Jury by Somerset County Assistant Prosecutor Robert J. Hawkes.

Defendant Gutti remains lodged in the Somerset County Jail after being ordered detained pending trial by a Somerset County Superior Court Judge.

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