The Princeton soccer player accused of brutally murdering his little brother and setting the family cat on fire is believed to have ripped out his sibling’s eyeball before eating it, according to cops. Matthew Hertgen, 31, was charged with first-degree murder, various weapons offenses and animal cruelty for killing his 26-year-old brother Joseph Hertgen and the cat in their luxury New Jersey apartment on Saturday. A bloody knife, plate and fork were discovered near Joseph at the scene, leading authorities to believe Matthew ate the organ, a law enforcement source told the New York Post. DailyMail.com learned that Matthew – who attended the private college Wesleyan University – had schizophrenia and was in and out of mental hospitals prior to the attack. Police believe Matthew used a knife and a golf club to brutally assault and murder his brother, who worked as a banker after graduating from the University of Michigan. Read more at DailyMail.com #princeton #soccer #brother #crime #family #newjersey
@dailymailcrime The Princeton soccer player accused of brutally murdering his little brother and setting the family cat on fire is believed to have ripped out his sibling’s eyeball before eating it, according to cops. Matthew Hertgen, 31, was charged with first-degree murder, various weapons offenses and animal cruelty for killing his 26-year-old brother Joseph Hertgen and the cat in their luxury New Jersey apartment on Saturday. A bloody knife, plate and fork were discovered near Joseph at the scene, leading authorities to believe Matthew ate the organ, a law enforcement source told the New York Post. DailyMail.com learned that Matthew – who attended the private college Wesleyan University – had schizophrenia and was in and out of mental hospitals prior to the attack. Police believe Matthew used a knife and a golf club to brutally assault and murder his brother, who worked as a banker after graduating from the University of Michigan. Read more at DailyMail.com #princeton #soccer #brother #crime #family #newjersey
