A Massachusetts teen was found guilty of murder — convicted in the killing, mutilation and beheading of his classmate
A jury found 18-year-old Mathew Borges of Lawrence, Massachusetts, guilty of first-degree murder for the 2016 killing of then-16-year-old Lee Manuel Villoria-Paulino. Borges was 15 at the time of the murder. "Nothing can bring Lee Paulino back to his family, who obviously love and miss him very much," Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said in a statement Tuesday."It is my hope that this verdict gives them some comfort and peace.
Read MoreSentencing is scheduled in JulyIn his closing arguments Monday, Assistant District Attorney Jay Gubitose said that Borges had the means, motive, and opportunity to kill Paulino."He had this fascination, some sort of obsession, with killing someone," Gubitose said.The prosecution argued that Borges was jealous because Paulino had spent time with his girlfriend.
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