Man accused of shooting 85-year-old woman as she slept on a couch
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Joseph C. Bariso, 30 (Photo: Bergen County Prosecutor's Office)
Joseph Bariso, 30, remained held at the Bergen County Jail and would be placed under the supervision of the state Division of Mental Health Services, according to county records and the report.
A grand jury indicted Bariso on a first-degree murder charge in the Dec. 29, 2013 slaying of Olga Bariso. She was in critical condition, but died weeks after the shooting.
"Joseph C. Bariso used a handgun from the residence and shot Olga Bariso multiple times as she lay sleeping on the living room couch," then-Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli previously said.
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The two were said to have a close relationship, the newspaper's report said. Family members described Olga Bariso cooking meals for her grandson, who lived in a basement apartment at their Union Street home.
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