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Husband charged with murder of wife in New Jersey

Antoinette Stephen during her arraignment in Lowell, Mass. Friday.

Antoinette Stephen during her arraignment in Lowell, Mass. Friday. (AP)

The husband of a young Pakistani mother shot and killed in New Jersey as she pushed her 3-year-old son in a stroller Tuesday was charged with her murder today after admitting he hired his girlfriend to carry out the attack, authorities said.

Kashif Parvaiz, who was walking with his wife Nazish Noorani when the attack occurred Tuesday night in Boonton, NJ, also was charged with conspiracy, weapons offenses and child endangerment.

A woman arrested yesterday in Massachusetts, Antoinette Stephen of Billerica, Mass., was charged with murder conspiracy and weapons offenses, authorities said today. She was named as the shooter and the two had a long-term romantic relationship, authorities said.

Details that emerged today of the assassination plot portray a philandering and abusive Parvaiz searching for a way to get rid of his beautiful wife. He and Stephen carefully planned the assault, even checking to see how far away the nearest police precinct was from where the attack would take place, an affidavit shows.

Morris County Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi said Parvaiz’s story began to unravel as he continuously changed it.

He originally said three men, one black, one white and one of an uncertain race, called the couple terrorists before opening fire.

Later, he told detectives it was three black men, according to the affidavit.

Parvaiz, of Brooklyn, then admitted that he was angry at his wife because she made negative comments about his family.

And then he began admitting his role in the attack to Capt. Jeff Paul of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.

Parvaiz said it was an accident, that he didn’t mean for his wife to die and that he didn’t want to go to jail.

Parvaiz also said he didn’t want to be the person responsible for looking at his children and tell them he was the one who took away their mother, according to the affidavit.

Parvaiz said he contacted Stephen to get her help. The two met in Brooklyn and discussed his turbulent relationship with Noorani. Stephen agreed to help him and they came up with the plan in which Parvaiz would take Noorani on a walk.

Stephen would then kill Noorani and wound Parvaiz, according to the affidavit. Parvaiz suffered superficial wounds in the attack.

The two swapped chilling text messages for days as they schemed, the affidavit said

–Aug. 12, 11:34 a.m. Stephen texted Parvaiz, “You hang in there. Freedom is just around ur corner,” the affidavit said.

–Aug. 14, 1:03 p.m. Parvaiz to Stephen, “Well I need to speak to you and explain to you how to approach the situation. ill be despositing money tomorrow morning and ill see you tomorrow evening night.”

–Aug. 15, 10:07 p.m. Parvaiz to Stephen, “I can meet u I told Naz I ate too much and im going out for a walk where r u.”

–Aug. 15, 10:07 p.m. Parvaiz to Stephen, “Driving now.”

–Aug 15, 10:07 p.m. Parvaiz to Stephen, “K text me when u in neighborhood.”

–Aug 15, 10:07 p.m. Parvaiz to Stephen, “I’m down church street.”

–Aug. 15, 10:44 p.m. Stephen to Parvaiz, “I know, I saw. I’m driving to the nearest precinct. To judge their driving distance.”

–Aug. 15, 10:44 p.m. Parvaiz to Stephen, “ull have a 10 mints head start.”

–Aug. 15, 10:44 p.m. Stephen to Parvaiz, “I know. its just that since we’re close to Lubnas [Noorani’s sister] house plus they’re going to be awake, they’ll come out first. I’ll be running right their way. U need to. … stall for some time along the road a little away so they’re not alert.”

–Aug. 15, 10:44 p.m. Stephen to Parvaiz, “Oh s–t. Im parked near Naz’s home. Was going to walk the area.”

–Aug. 15, 11:37 p.m. Stephen to Parvaiz, “I was parked outside Lubnas home. Just one car distance away from the first parked car. I wanted to see ppl movement arnd that corner”

Aug. 16, 2:12 p.m. Stephen to Parvaiz, “Call me when you can. Delete all msgs from phone. I won’t message from here on”

They finalized the arrangements in a cellphone call on Tuesday, the day of the attack. Stephen called Parvaiz at 9:30 p.m., according to the affidavit. The shooting took place a little after 11 p.m.

Today The Post reported that detectives had zeroed on the husband.

Noorani’s relatives said she lived in fear of Parvaiz, 26, whom they blasted as an abusive philanderer who has lied to them about aspects of his life, from his college degrees to his contracting business.

But most concerning was an ominous text message she allegedly sent her older brother just a month ago.

“I dont no wht to do,” she wrote to her brother Kaleem Noorani. “Cant talk to him cuz he abuse me than … he dosent wanna live with me … i dont no kids get scared of him sometimes … im so tired of this … i dont no I m scared … someday u will find me dead because its cuz of kashi … he wants to kill me

The affidavit said investigators were told Parvaiz physically abused Noorani and had extramarital affairs, which Parvaiz confirmed to them. Investigators recovered two guns from his car, a 9 mm Ruger and Sig Sauer.

Parvaiz also hit and pushed Yelena Belorusets, 20, of Brooklyn, in February in Boston, authorities said. He was arraigned on assault and battery charges but they were dropped when Belorusets didn’t show up for a hearing.

Parvaiz is being held on a $1 million bail and Stephen is being held in Boston on a $5 million bail, authorities said.