The Trentonian (Trenton, NJ)

Police name suspect in Mother’s Day homicide

- By Isaac Avilucea iavilucea@21st-centurymed­ia.com @IsaacAvilu­cea on Twitter

HAMILTON >> A 37-yearold Trenton man faces a murder rap in connection with the Mother’s Day stabbing death of Leydi Lemos-Delgado, authoritie­s said Monday.

Helder Rosa, of Lamberton Street, is charged with counts of murder and weapons offenses after police responded in the early morning hours to a Steward Street apartment on an emergency call.

There, they found Lemos-Delgado stabbed inside a secured home; she was pronounced dead at the scene. Rosa was also taken to the hospital, apparently suffering from stab wounds.

Police haven’t said what was behind the stabbing. It was the first murder in the township since last year.

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COURTESY OF LEDFORD FUNERAL HOME Leydi Lemos-Delgado

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