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Brigantine man to remain jailed in wife's killing

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A Brigantine man accused of killing his wife in a brutal attack was ordered held in jail Friday.

Robert Declementi, 36, allegedly beat his wife with a hammer during an argument inside their Girard Place home

When police arrived in the early morning of Aug. 22, a bloody Declementi told them his wife had admitted to an affair when she came home that night.

Rachel Declemenit's body was found in the front entryway, but the scene indicated she was killed in a rear room and dragged through the kitchen and into the front area, according to the affidavit.

Robert Declementi is "clearly a danger to the public safety," Superior Court Judge Bernard DeLury said in detaining him.

The judge noted that during a domestic argument, Declementi "responded with brutal and lethal violence."

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Lynda Cohen

Lynda Cohen founded BreakingAC after working as a local newspaper reporter for more than two decades. She is an NJPA award-winner and was a Stories of Atlantic City fellow.

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