Father dies weeks after allegedly killing his 9-year-old son in burning car, N.J. officials say

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Father dies weeks after allegedly killing his 9-year-old son in burning car, N.J. officials say

A father already accused of setting fire to a car last month in Sayreville that had his deceased 9-year-old son’s body inside, has died in the hospital after his alleged crime, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office announced Wednesday.Manuel Rivera, 43, of Sayreville had been hospitalized in critical condition at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital since the March 28 incident. He was found outside the car with burns on his body and an sel…