NJ mom charged with killing 2 sons, 5 and 7, after father finds their bodies in bedroom: prosecutors

A New Jersey father made a horrific discovery upon coming home from work Tuesday — his two young sons dead in a bedroom, allegedly at the hands of his wife, prosecutors said.

Priyatharsini Natarajan, 35, was arrested and charged in the murders of her 5-year-old and 7-year-old inside their Hillsborough Township home, according to the Somerset Prosecutor’s Office.

The dad called 911 when he found both children unconscious in a bedroom after he got home from work, and claimed his wife was responsible for the tragic scene around 6:45 p.m. at the Shell Court home, prosecutors said.

First responders rushed to the home and attempted to revive the boys, but they were pronounced dead at the scene.

It’s unclear how the children were killed and their names have not been released, pending an autopsy, prosecutors said.

Natarajan, who flashed a menacing blank stare in her mugshot, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.

She’s in Somerset County Jail ahead of a detention hearing.