Burlco man admits to fatal stabbing of stepfather
Stephen J. Paul stabbed 70-year-old Edward Williams during a confrontation on Aug. 1
A 44-year-old Burlington City man pleaded guilty Monday to fatally stabbing his stepfather last year, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said.
Stephen J. Paul stabbed 70-year-old Edward Williams during a confrontation on Aug. 1 inside Paul's apartment in the 100 block of East Broad Street, Coffina said. Williams, of Westampton, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Paul pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter in exchange for a sentence of 30 years in New Jersey state prison.
Superior Court Judge Philip E. Haines set Paul's sentencing for May 24.