Cape May County prosecutors have decided not to charge local dentist Eric Thomas in the death of his wife in their family vehicle, saying conflicting expert testimony about the cause of death would stump a jury.
“As a consequence of the differing conclusions and opinions of these numerous experts, no reasonable jury could conclude, beyond a reasonable doubt, that this occurrence was an act of criminal homicide by manual strangulation, as opposed to a tragic motor vehicle accident fatality,” acting County Prosecutor J. David Meyer said Thursday.
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