New Jersey ex-con allegedly stabbed fiancée to death a day after publicly proposing: ‘I love you baby’

A registered sex offender in New Jersey allegedly stabbed his fiancée to death — just one day after sharing a video of him publicly proposing to her and professing his love, authorities said.

Jose Melo, 52, was nabbed last week after his wife-to-be, Naket Jadix Trinidad Maldonado, 31, was found dead inside a home in Elizabeth on Dec. 30, according to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office.

The mother of two’s body was found after cops responded to reports of the stabbing just after 9 a.m.

Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, migrant accused of torching NJ woman to death on NYC subway claims he was ‘blacked out’ drunk before sick attack: court docs

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4DOPIR_0xwE1rs100
Jose Melo, 52, was nabbed last week after his wife-to-be, Naket Jadix Trinidad Maldonado, 31, was found dead inside a home on Dec. 30 after he publicly proposed. Jose Melo / Facebook
https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2v5Yqr_0xwE1rs100
The mom of two’s body was discovered just one day after her partner shared footage on social media of their public proposal. Jose Melo / Facebook

The grim discovery came roughly 24 hours after Melo — a local DJ and ex-con — shared footage on Facebook of the moment he dropped to one knee in their local Bamboleo Night Club.

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS