The two victims of what is being characterized as an apparent murder-suicide inside a North Andover house on Monday are a 35-year-old mother and her baby son.
According to information released by Essex District Attorney Paul Tucker on Tuesday, Jennifer Paez appears to have killed herself after stabbing her 9-month-old baby Valentino Paez.
Jennifer and Valentino Paez’s deaths: On Monday at 5:15 p.m., the Turnpike Street residence prompted a 911 call to the police.
Investigators reported that when officers came, Jennifer Paez had passed away. After being sent to Lawrence General Hospital, Valentino was declared dead a little more than an hour later.
According to Tucker and North Andover Police Chief Charles Gray, the preliminary inquiry points to Jennifer Paez stabbing her son before wounding herself.
“While everyone is, understandably, still struggling to comprehend what went so terribly wrong here, our deepest sympathies go out to the family of Jennifer Paez and her son, Valentino,” Tucker stated. “I would also like to thank the North Andover Police Department, the Massachusetts State Police, and all those responding for helping this family and this community in the wake of this unimaginable crime.”
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According to court records, Paez had a history of severe mental health problems. Police informed the public that the event was isolated and that there was no larger threat despite the fact that dozens of officers and firefighters were at the house on Monday night.
Gray described the killings as a “tragic incident.”
