Gloucester County Man Charged with Beating Neighbor to Death

A man from Gloucester County now stands accused of beating a neighbor to death.

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53-year-old Patricia Dorman was found dead inside her home on the 600 block of Broadway in Westville on early Sunday afternoon, reports 6abc.com.

Acting Gloucester County Prosecutor Christine Hoffman said in statement that, after a thorough investigation led by Westville Police Chief William Whinna, authorities had significant evidence to arrest Jose L. Saez with her murder, which was reportedly as a result of blunt force trauma.

Police arrested Saez on Tuesday in Camden. He's been charged with was arrested in murder, felony murder, robbery and other related offenses.

Hoffman tells 6abc, 'Patricia Dorman was well known by her neighbors and the cooperation and assistance from the Westville community was crucial in the arrest of [Jose] Saez.' She asks anyone with additional information related to Dorman's murder call Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office at 609-254-2433 or Westville Police Department at 609-374-4737.

Our thoughts go out to Patricia Dorman's family during this difficult time. We'll continue to follow this story as it develops.

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story mistakenly referred to the victim as Saez's wife prior to receiving update information from Westville PD.

SOURCES: 6abc.com