Saturday, January 22, 2011

Boston Globe Welcome Mat

Group home worker slain; resident held
A 27-year-old mentally troubled man was arrested last night and charged with the murder of a young female employee of the small group home where he lived.

Homicide suspect has record of violence
The mentally ill young man arrested in the brutal killing of a Peabody woman who worked in the group home where he lived had exhibited an escalating pattern of violence in recent years, including a vicious assault on his stepfather, court records show.