Mom Indicted For Murder Of 4-Year-Old Son In South Bound Brook

SOUTH BOUND BROOK, NJ — A South Bound Brook mother was indicted for the murder of her 4-year-old son on Feb. 6, said Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson.

Elina Gutti, also known as Olga Singhania, also known as Olga Gutiy, 38, of Cedar Street, South Bound Brook, was indicted on charges of first-degree murder and two counts of third-degree possession of a weapon, a knife, for an unlawful purpose.

On Feb. 6 at about 2:28 a.m., Gutti called 911 saying she had unexplained injuries on her wrist. Police saw Gutti's injuries on her left wrist which needed minor medical treatment.

Officers also found a 4-year-old boy, Aiden Singhania, with severe cuts to his throat in a bed in the first-floor bedroom of the home that he shared with his mom, Robertson said.

Two bloody kitchen knives were found on the floor near that bed, said Robertson.

Emergency medical personnel tried to save Aiden but he was pronounced dead at 3:17 a.m. at the home, said Robertson.

Gutti was taken to an area hospital for medical evaluation by South Bound Brook Police.

Detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and
the Crime Scene Investigation Unit investigated. The New Jersey Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office also responded.

The matter was presented to the Grand Jury by Somerset County Assistant Prosecutor Robert J. Hawkes.

Gutti remains lodged in the Somerset County Jail after being ordered detained pending trial by a Somerset County Superior Court Judge.

Anyone with information relating to the homicide to contact the Somerset County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit at 908-231-7100 or the South Bound Brook Police Department at
732-356-0087 or via the STOPit app.

Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.

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