Boston woman charged with killing Charlestown lawyer
BOSTON (WWLP) – New information has been released on the murder of a man found stabbed to death on a houseboat in Charlestown last weekend.
Person shot at Maine Mall, suspect still on the loose
The woman arrested has now been charged with his murder. Nora Nelson, 24, of Boston was originally arrested on unrelated warrants, NBC Boston states.
Nelson is now accused of killing 65-year-old Joseph Donahue, who was a Boston area lawyer. Donahue was found dead on a houseboat that was docked at the Charlestown Marina on Sunday. It was reported that he had multiple stab wounds.
Nelson is expected to be arraigned on the murder charge on Friday in district court.
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