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Strangulation or Suffocation
Meriden, CT
Police & Fire
Meriden Man Sexually Abused 6-Year-Old Child Repeatedly For Years: Police
A Meriden man is facing multiple felony charges following a months-long investigation into disturbing allegations of child sexual assault and abuse. Adaliz Rojas, 32, was arrested on Dec. 14, in New Haven after investigators with the Special Crimes Unit (SCU) obtained a warrant accusing him of years of abuse involving a 6-year-old child, Meriden police said. The SCU began its investigation in July 2024 after receiving a complaint detailing repeated instances of sexual assault and physical abuse, allegedly occurring over several years in both Meriden and New Haven, authorities said.&nb…
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Accused Rapist Sliced Woman's Throat With Box Cutter On Springfield Sidewalk: Police
A man who is accused of slicing a woman's neck with a box cutter as she was walking down a street in Springfield on Sunday, May 12, has been arrested, police said. Jovan Murphy, 31, of Springfield, faces multiple felonies for the alleged attack, Springfield police said. The victim told police she was walking along the 100 block of Union Street around 3:45 a.m. when an unknown man began to follow her. He grabbed her and held a box cutter to her throat, police said. She fought him off and escaped, but he slashed her throat during the fight. The extent of the woman's injurie…
