Prosecutor: Woman indicted in beating deaths of mother, grandmother at Jersey Shore

AP logo
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Daughter killed Mother and Grandmother in their Ventnor condo, prosecutor says
Officials said Heather Barbera killed her mother and grandmother inside their Ventnor City condominium.

MAYS LANDING, N.J -- Prosecutors say a grand jury has indicted a woman charged in the beating deaths of her mother and grandmother last summer in their New Jersey beach home.

The Atlantic County prosecutor's office said Wednesday that 42-year-old Heather Barbera of Ventnor was indicted on first-degree murder, robbery and weapon charges.

Barbera was taken into custody in New York City on July 11, a few days after another relative found the bodies of her mother, 67-year-old Michelle Gordon, and her 87-year-old grandmother Elaine Rosen in Ventnor.

Authorities allege that the defendant, who had been living in the home, used a nightstick to beat the victims, who died of blunt force trauma.

Barbera is being held in the Atlantic County jail and is scheduled to appear for a post-indictment arraignment on Friday.

------

Send a News Tip to Action News

Learn More About 6abc Apps