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South Jersey Woman, Boyfriend Charged In 5-Year-Old Child's Death
A Camden mother and her boyfriend have been charged with murder in the death of the woman's 5-year-old child.

I'm Anthony Bellano, and I cover towns in Camden, Burlington, Gloucester and Mercer counties for Patch.com. I can be reached by e-mail at Anthony.Bellano@patch.com or by phone at (609) 277-1029. I was born on July 3, 1979 in Pittsburgh, and moved to New Jersey.
I have worked in the newspaper business since 2003, first at the Gloucester County Times and then at The News of Cumberland County. I was a sportswriter for six of those seven years. I began covering hard news in April of 2010, and was the Millville reporter at the News for four months.
I began working for Patch in 2010 as the Local Editor for Galloway Patch, and have since served as a Community and a Field Editor prior to my current position.
A Camden mother and her boyfriend have been charged with murder in the death of the woman's 5-year-old child.

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