Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Eugene Venable announced today that the Newark Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating the murder of Wilbert Kesselly, 63, of Newark.
Newark Police were called to the victim’s home yesterday morning. Kesselly, who used a wheelchair, was found unresponsive inside the apartment where he lived in the 100 block of Fabyan Place.
The incident was reported at 9:26 am yesterday. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:55 a.m. Following an autopsy, the cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma.
At this time no arrests have been made. The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877-847-7432.