New Jersey police seek answers in attack on sleeping kids

Trenton, New Jersey – With his mother in the hospital and his father out of state, a 6-year-old boy and his siblings were under the care of a teenager when someone apparently entered their New Jersey residence at night and killed him while he slept, authorities say.

Dominick Andujor's 12-year-old sister also was critically wounded, her throat slit, as she slept in another room at the Camden home, authorities say. She was hospitalized at Cooper University Hospital, which would not discuss her condition, citing privacy concerns.

A 9-year-old girl and a 14-year-old girl, who was babysitting the three younger children, were unharmed, said Jason Laughlin, a spokesman for the Camden County prosecutor's office.

Law enforcement agencies wanted to talk to a man who lives in the area in connection with the 2 a.m. Sunday attack. He apparently had lacerations on his hand. But authorities said they were not targeting one person, and it was not clear why the children were attacked.

Nakyta McCray, who lives nearby, said the man she believes police were looking for is well-known around the neighborhood. She said he plays with the local children and seemed to be a peaceful person.

"People would never think he would do something like this," she said.

Camden County prosecutors said Dominick was pronounced dead at the scene; they would not release further details on the attack, including what type of weapon was used.

The wounded girl, whose name was not released, went door to door in the neighborhood to get help and finally reached the home of McCray, who called 911. McCray said the girl "was barely breathing" and bleeding profusely when emergency personnel arrived.

The teenager had been babysitting the other three children because their mother, who recently underwent surgery, was still in the hospital. Authorities said Dominick's father lives out of state. It was not known if he also was the father of the other children.

Camden, across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, continually ranks as one of the nation's most dangerous. The double stabbing comes shortly after another child died a violent death in the city. On Aug. 22, a 33-year-old Camden woman allegedly decapitated her 2-year-old toddler and then fatally stabbed herself.