Lynn man who misled police over woman's death charged with murder, DA says
A Lynn man was charged with murder in connection with the death of a Lynn woman, Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker's office said.
Thiago Oliveira, 33, was previously charged with misleading the police investigation into the death of Carla Lourenco Da Silva, 32, on Jan. 23, Tucker's office said in a statement on Tuesday.
Prosecutors said in court that Oliveira killed Louranco Da Silva on or around Jan. 20 in a Summer Street home in Lynn and tried to make it appear like a suicide by hanging, Tucker's office said.
Oliveira pleaded not guilty to the charge, and Judge Kathleen McCarthy-Neyman ordered him be held without bail, the statement read.
Oliveira is next scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, May 14.
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