HACKENSACK, NJ (PIX11) — A man accused of attacking and severely burning a New Jersey hospital worker inside a break room on Monday was found dead on Tuesday morning, according to the Bergan County Prosecutor’s Office.
The Hackensack University Medical Center worker suffered third-degree burns over her upper body and hands, as well as a laceration to her head that required stitches. She was treated in the emergency room and then transferred to another hospital. Prosecutors described the 54-year-old worker’s condition on Tuesday as “stable.”
The alleged assailant, Nicholas Pagano, fled the hospital and was wanted on charges of attempted murder, aggravated arson, aggravated assault, and unlawful weapons possession, according to the prosecutor’s office. He was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Waterford Township around 8 a.m. on Tuesday.
Police got a 911 call about the assault around 5:15 a.m. on Monday. A preliminary investigation revealed Pagano burned the woman and struck her with a wrench, prosecutors said.
