Authorities in Newark arrested a man wanted for a fatal stabbing that happened in the Ironbound section of the city.
According to reports, police arrested Brazillian native Fillipe Amaral earlier this afternoon and charged him with the brutal fatal stabbing of 64-year-old Ironbound resident Dario Rodriguez.
Authorities said, at approximately 1:00 a.m. on July 3, Newark police officers were dispatched to a residence in the 100 block of Somme Street where arriving officers found an unresponsive male in a third floor apartment.
Authorities later identified the victim as Rodriguez and said he suffered from an apparent stab wound and was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:32 a.m. according to medical examiners.
According to reports, Rodriguez and Amaral were acquaintances.
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