Crime & Safety

Plane Crash Victim ID'd; Porch Collapse; Man Charged In Murder: MA Weekend

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MASSACHUSETTS — A 41-year-old man was arrested and charged with the murder of his mother’s boyfriend in Middleboro over the weekend.

Meanwhile, nine people are now in the hospital after a porch collapsed from three-story balcony in Dorchester Friday night.

Also, the second victim in the Beverly plane crash was identified as a Malden resident.

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Man Charged With Murder In Stabbing Death Of Mother's Boyfriend In Middleboro, Massachusetts

The victim, 66, was rushed to the hospital after being stabbed several times. He was pronounced dead within an hour of the incident.

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9 Hospitalized After Dorchester Porch Collapse

One out of the nine was described as having life-threatening injuries.

Malden Man Identified As Second Beverly Plane Crash Victim

The 28-year-old died after multiple days in the hospital. The pilot, a Melrose resident, died upon impact.

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