(WHDH) — An arrest warrant has been issued for a 48-year-old woman who allegedly beat her 32-year-old wife to death with a cylindrical wine chiller on Sunday.
Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus, of Brick Township, New Jersey, is wanted on charges including murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Brick Township Police Chief James Riccio.
Officers responding to a report of an unresponsive female at a residence on Creek Road found the lifeless body of Rebecca Gavilanez-Alectus in an upstairs bedroom, authorities said in a news release.
A post-mortem examination on Monday revealed that the manner of the victim’s death was a homicide.
“The investigation further revealed that a cylindrical container used for the purpose of chilling wine was utilized in the commission of the murder,” authorities said.
Investigators are said to have later determined that Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus did, in fact, cause her wife’s death.
Anyone with information on the suspect’s whereabouts is urged to contact Detective Ken Steinberg of the Brick Township Police Department at 732-262-1113 or Detective John Carroll of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit at 732-929-4760.
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