Timothy Moorman is in the hospital under guard 24 hours a day as he is charged with murder.
COLLINGSWOOD -- The man accused of stabbing his estranged wife to death while her children were home and then turning the knife on himself is now in stable condition at Cooper University Hospital.
Sgt. Eric Wren, a spokesman for the Camden County prosecutor's office, said Timothy Moorman, 41, remains hospitalized but has improved since he was brought in Aug. 21 in critical condition.
Wren said he is being guarded 24 hours a day by police since he has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of his wife, Joseline Perez. He will not be arraigned until he is released from the hospital.
Neighbor of victim says she heard woman 'scream for mercy'
Moorman, of Washington Street, Camden, killed his wife in apartment 214 of Building C in the Heights of Collingswood Apartments just before 8 p.m. Monday, according to the prosecutor's office.
Neighbors of Joseline Perez said she had recently moved into the building.
Perez's family declined to speak to a reporter about her and it is unclear where her children are living. Posts mourning her on her Facebook page indicate she worked at Cooper University Hospital.
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