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Man's Months-Long Neglect Led To Western Mass Mother's Agonizing Death, DA Says
A Hampden County man has been charged with a "galling" crime after he left his ill mother in a bed for months without moving her, causing severe infections and illness that led to her death, authorities said.
David Reed, 59, of Southwick, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, a caretaker permitting serious bodily injury to an elderly or disabled person, abuse/neglect/mistreatment to an elderly or disabled person, the Hampden County District Attorney said. He was arraigned last week and was being held on a $25,000 bail.
David Reed is accused of causing the death of his 79-yea…
2 Charged With Car-To-Car Fatal Shooting That Killed Father Of 1 In Western Mass
A Hampden County teenager and 22-year-old woman have been charged in connection with the death of a father of one as they drove along I-391 earlier this month, authorities said.
Noah Torres, 19, of Springfield, and Kiana Gonzalez, 22, of Holyoke, are linked to the death of 35-year-old Guyton Winspeare, 35, of Chicopee on March 12, the Hampden County District Attorney said.
The shooting happened just before 8:45 p.m. between exits 3 and 4 on I-391 South in Chicopee when one person fired shots into another car on the interstate. Two people were injured in the shooting, and the…
MA Woman Facing Animal Cruelty Charges For 6-Year-Old Pit Bull's Death
A Boston woman was arraigned in court on an animal cruelty charge stemming from the death of her dog earlier this dog, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.
Natividad Pizzaro, age 37, was ordered to not own or work with animals after her dog, named Beauty, died in February and from frostbite and severe emaciation, the office reports.
A veterinarian at Angell Animal Medical Center told law enforcement that an owner, later identified as Pizzaro, had brought in her dead six-year-old female Pit Bull-type dog on Feb. 2, the office reports.
The dog, late…
Ex-Teacher In Auburn Found Guilty Of Raping Fifth-Grader
A former Massachusetts elementary school music teacher has been found guilty of raping a fifth-grade student multiple times inside the classroom more than 10 years ago.
Hampshire County resident Stephen Jaszek, age 66, of South Hadley, was found guilty on Thursday, May 12, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early, Jr.
After a three day jury-waived trial, Worcester Superior Court Judge William Ritter found Jaszek, a former music teacher at Julia Bancroft Elementary School, located in Auburn, in Worcester County, guilty on all charges including:
Two counts of aggravated …
Stop Of Vehicle With No Plates Leads To Narcotics, Firearms Bust On I-91
A Massachusetts State Police trooper on patrol in Franklin County busted a New England man and minor who were in possession of drugs and illegal weapons, authorities announced.
Trooper Tyler Hersom was on patrol at approximately 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22 when he stopped a vehicle on I-91 in Whately for driving without front or rear license plates.
During the subsequent stop, investigators said that Hersom found five people inside the vehicle, and the driver, Shaftsbury, Vermont resident Dylan Graskey, age 35, was allegedly “deceptive,” according to police.
“While speaking to the occupan…
Central Mass Senior Citizen Is Charged With Murdering Wife
From his hospital bed, an 83-year-old Westborough man was recently arraigned on charges stemming from his wife’s death.
The man’s wife, Saharbanoo Rinadani, 76, was found dead in a Park Village Apartment, 135 Main St., in Westborough on Saturday, March 6, the Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. said.
The husband, Abdal Rindani, 83, of Westborough, was also in the apartment at the time. He was transported to UMass Medical Center, the DA said.
On Friday, March 12, Rindani was arraigned on the charges of attempted murder and strangulation, the DA said.
The Office of the …
Worcester Teen Pleads Not Guilty To Double-Shooting on Main Street
An 18-year-old Worcester man is being charged with yesterday’s daytime double-shooting that rocked Main Street Worcester.
Bryan Beras, 18, was arraigned in Worcester District Court on Thursday, July 23 on:
two counts of assault and battery by gun,
assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily harm,
discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling,
two counts of armed assault to murder,
use of a firearm in a felony,
carrying a loaded firearm without a license,
possession of a firearm without an FID card,
and possession …
