PLAINSBORO, New Jersey -- A man charged in the stabbing death of a co-worker authorities say was slain on her lunch break will remain jailed until his murder trial.
A judge issued the ruling Friday during a detention hearing for Kenneth Saal. The 30-year-old Lindenwold man has pleaded not guilty in the death of 26-year-old Carolyn Byington.
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Byington was found dead June 10 in her Plainsboro apartment. Authorities have said she suffered multiple stab wounds and blunt force trauma.
Police went there after her colleagues at a marketing firm in Princeton became concerned when she didn't return to work after lunch.
Saal's attorney, Michael Roberts, said his client, who also faces a weapons charge, maintains his innocence.
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Neighbors say they heard faint screams coming from the apartment on the day Byington was killed.
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