Crime & Safety

Suffolk County District Attorney: No Bail In Chelsea DV Murder

He underwent lifesaving treatment and, yesterday, was medically cleared to take part in the arraignment.

December 21, 2021

BOSTON, December 21, 2021—The man accused of killing 47-year-old Paula Andrea Ortiz Ramirez at her Chelsea home earlier this month was arraigned today in an area hospital in connection with the deadly act of domestic violence, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins said.

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MARIO ALBERTO MIRA LOPERA, 48, has been hospitalized at Massachusetts General Hospital since December 11, 2021, when members of the Chelsea Police Department and emergency medical personnel located him suffering from life-threatening injuries inside the Stockton Street apartment where he allegedly murdered Ms. Ortiz. He underwent lifesaving treatment and, yesterday, was medically cleared to take part in the arraignment. He remains hospitalized.


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