Crime & Safety

IDs Released On Suspect, Victim In Fatal Stabbing In Ayer

A woman is being arraigned in connection with the stabbing death of a 24-year-old Ayer man.

AYER, MA—A woman is being arraigned on Monday on charges related to the stabbing death of an Ayer man on Friday afternoon.

Laqwanda Villaronga, 26, of Ayer, is being arraigned in Ayer District Court in connection with thefatal stabbingof Jonathan Merritt, 24, of Ayer.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Ayer Chief of Police William Murray have confirmed on Friday evening that they are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred earlier that day in Ayer. Around 1:18 p.m., police got a 911 call about a stabbing on Groton School Road. A 24-year-old Ayer man lay with an apparent stab wound to the torso. He was pronounced dead at Nashoba Valley Medical Center.

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