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A Monmouth County man was convicted of attempted murder in the stabbing of his ex-girlfriend as she was cooking at a friend’s home, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office announced Tuesday. Amando Miguel-Ortiz, 37, of Asbury Park, was found guilty on Friday following a weeklong trial before state Superior Court Judge Jill G. O’Malley. He was also convicted of fourth-degree weapons offenses, it was stated in a news release. The stabbing occurred on March 6, 2023. Police were called to a home on the 600 block of Second Avenue in Asbury Park and found the woman had been stabbed twice by Miguel-O…

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