A New York City man admitted on Friday, September 16, that he brutally beat and slashed his mom's throat to get his hands on his inheritance.
Jared Eng pleaded guilty to one count of murder at the Manhattan Supreme Court as part of his plea deal for the gruesome murder of his mother, Paula Chin, back in January 2019, according to Fox News.
Eng viciously attacked his 65-year-old mom, whom the 25-year-old claimed had $11 million in the bank. The incident occurred during a fight in an apartment the two shared in Tribeca. Eng wanted to speed up collecting his inheritance.
Eng's lovers helped in concealing his mother's corpse
Eng sanitized the apartment after the gruesome murder with the help of his girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez. The pair then transported his mom's remains in Chin's vehicle, a 2004 Toyota Land Cruiser, to the family home in Morristown, New Jersey, according to the New York Post.
Caitlyn O'Rourke, Eng's other lover, joined the couple in New Jersey on February 1. She helped stuff Chin's body into a garbage can left on the property. Jared's older brother, Brandon, reported their mother missing, and police found her decomposing remains in the trash bin the following day.
Police found Chin's body with multiple stab wounds and signs of blunt impact to her head. Investigators found bloodstains on the New Jersey home's garage floor and bloody rubber gloves in the garbage. More bloody gloves were also found inside the Tribeca apartment, along with blood traces in the residence.
According to prosecutors, Eng reported in a series of text messages after his mother's murder that it was done, he was free, and he got rid of the problem. Eng then began changing the passwords on his mother's bank accounts, searching for inheritance lawyers, and researching ways to dispose of Chin's corpse. That included a chilling Google search for a DIY bone meal.
Eng to face a minimum of 18 years in prison
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg said in a statement that this was a brutal and shocking murder of the defendant's mother. He added that while nothing can undo this tragedy, today's guilty plea represents an important step towards justice. He added that his thoughts are with those who continue to mourn Ms. Chin's loss.
O'Rourke and Lopez were charged with lesser crimes, including the concealment of a human corpse, according to UPI. Both of their cases are still pending. The attorney for Eng could not be immediately reached for comment.
Before the plea deal, Eng had denied killing his mother, telling police that he went to New Jersey to retrieve a coin collection he kept at their family home to pay rent. Eng is scheduled to be sentenced to a minimum of 18 years to life in prison on October 18.
