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Manslaughter
April 9, 2024
Massachusetts Mom Charged in Death of Toddler Son
A 25-year-old Massachusetts woman has been arrested in connection with the death of her 3-year-old son over the weekend. Police were called to Jennifer Prudencio’s Chelsea apartment on Sunday for an unresponsive child. The boy, Yael Guardado-Prudencio, was pronounced dead, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden. Prudencio was arrested on Tuesday and charged …
Road Rage
April 7, 2024
Road Rage Victim Dies From Injuries After Crash
A Massachusetts woman who was reportedly run over last week by a road rage driver has died. Destini Decoff, 26, was in a vehicle involved in an altercation with another driver on Thursday. She and other people in the car got out of the vehicle, and the driver of the other car drove toward the …
Murder
April 6, 2024
Massachusetts Man Arrested in Death of 17-Year-Old Girlfriend
A 20-year-old Massachusetts man has been arrested after his 17-year-old girlfriend was found dead in his home. Stow police said they were called to a home in the town at about 4:30 p.m. on Friday for a well-being check, WCVB reported. They were met by Shane Curry, who refused to let officers inside for about …
Murder
April 4, 2024
2 Men Arrested in Connection With Death of Massachusetts Woman
Two men have been charged with financial crimes connected with the investigation into a Massachusetts woman found dead at her home earlier this week. Kelly Shaw, 44, and John “Jack” Harper, 45, have been charged with larceny valued over $1,200, uttering forged checks and other offenses, the Patriot Ledger reported. Shaw was 56-year-old Christine Ruth …
Murder
April 3, 2024
Massachusetts Woman Found Dead in Her Home After Being Reported Missing
A 56-year-old Massachusetts woman, recently reported missing, was found dead in her home in Weymouth this week. Police say they are investigating Christine Ruth Mello’s death as a homicide, WCVB reports. An autopsy was conducted on Tuesday, but the results have not been released other than to say it appeared Mello had been dead for …
Murder
March 8, 2024
1 Suspect Arraigned, 1 on the Run in Murders of National Guard Mom & 11-Year-Old Daughter
A 28-year-old man was arraigned Thursday on charges related to the murders of a Massachusetts mother and her 11-year-old daughter, who were gunned down while sitting in a parked vehicle on a Worcester street on Tuesday afternoon. Karel Mangual was charged with armed assault with intent to murder and carrying a firearm without a license, …
Murder
March 7, 2024
Suspect on the Run in Murders of Massachusetts Mom, 11-Year-Old Daughter
Police in Massachusetts have arrested one suspect and are looking for another in the shooting deaths of a Worcester mother and her 11-year-old daughter. Dejan Belnavis, 27, “should be considered armed and dangerous,” Worcester Police said in a statement. Police did not release information about the second suspect, who has been arrested, saying “details about …
Murder
March 6, 2024
Mom, 11-Year-Old Daughter Gunned Down While Sitting in Car on Massachusetts Street
A Massachusetts mother and her 11-year-old daughter were gunned down Tuesday afternoon while they were sitting in a parked vehicle. Family members identified the victims as Chasity Nuñez and her daughter, Zella, WCVB reported. Worcester Police said the shooting took place at about 3 p.m. Tuesday in the city’s Columbus Park neighborhood. Neighbors told WBZ …
Police
February 21, 2024
Cop Saves Choking Baby 10 Minutes After Completing CPR Training
A Massachusetts police officer is credited as a hero after he saved a choking baby about 10 minutes after completing a CPR refresher course. Winthrop Police Officer Robert Jaworski, a 30-year veteran of the department, was first on the scene when 1-month-old Savannah’s grandparents called to say the little girl was choking on her formula. …
Fraud
February 20, 2024
Accused Wife Killer Brian Walshe Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison in Art Fraud Case
Brian Walshe, a Massachusetts art dealer accused of killing his wife on New Year’s Day 2023, was sentenced Tuesday to 37 months in federal prison in a separate art fraud case. Walshe had previously pleaded guilty to wire fraud and other charges in which he took photos of a friend’s authentic Andy Warhol paintings and …
Murder
February 13, 2024
Boyfriend Accused of Killing Massachusetts Nurse Recaptured After Escape From Jail in Kenya
Murder suspet Kevin Kangethe, who escaped police custody in Kenya last week while waiting to learn if he would be extradited to the United States to stand trial for the murder of his girlfriend, has been recaptured and brought back to jail. Family members told Citizen Digital that Kangethe was returned to jail under tight …
