Karen Lemaitre

Death by Force

Karen A. Lemaitre, a 39-year-old Black woman of Guyanese origin, shared a life woven tightly around family, work, and community in Union County, New Jersey. She was the longtime common-law partner of Jamaican-born restaurateur Akanni A. Martin, with whom she had spent nearly two decades and raised three children, living with him and their family on Summit Avenue in Hillside, just across the street from the Caribbean eatery they co-owned, K&K Jamaican Restaurant. The restaurant, opened in 2018 an ...Read More

Westfield, NJ Patch: Grief, Tributes For 2 Moms Found Dead In Union Co. Restaurant

nj: 2 sisters found dead in restaurant 1 day after eatery owner’s body discovered, prosecutor says