A Ventnor man accused of fatally stabbing his former girlfriend in a vicious attack inside her Atlantic City home was indicted Wednesday.
Jose Lopez, 52, was indicted on nine charges, including murder, attempted murder, armed robbery and carjacking.
Police arrived at North Harrisburg Avenue at about 8 p.m. Feb. 18, and found Mark Richart stabbed outside.
Inside her home, Bessy Blanco, 54, was dead, stabbed so brutally that her arm was cut off, according to those close to the investigation.
Blanco had once dated Lopez, who continued to harass her despite their breakup, family members said.
Lopez allegedly fled the scene in Richart's car.
The next day, a Galloway Township police officer on patrol found Lopez driving Richart's car, according to the charges.
Lopez remains jailed until trial.
A Ventnor man was arrested Sunday in a stabbing that killed an Atlantic City woman and wounded a man. Jose Lopez, 51, is charged with murder and other offenses in the vicious knife attack at a North Harrisburg Avenue home before 8 p.m. Saturday. The victims? names are still being withheld pending family notifications of ... Read moreVentnor man arrested in fatal knife attack
