A former college soccer star in Princeton, New Jersey, has been charged with murdering his own little brother — and a pet cat — over the weekend in an apartment near the campus of Princeton University.
Authorities say Matthew Hertgen, 31, allegedly used a knife and a golf club to stab and beat his 26-year-old brother, Joseph Hertgen, to death at about 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, NJ.com reported.
Cops found Joseph dead when they arrived following a 911 call, and his corpse showed signs of blunt-force trauma and had several slashes on it, the outlet said.
The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office has charged Matthew with first-degree murder, weapons offenses and animal cruelty.
Both brothers were once standout soccer players at Toms River North High School and played in college: Joseph for the University of Michigan, and Matthew for exclusive Wesleyan University in Connecticut.
