Central Falls man sentenced for 2014 stabbing murder

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A Central Falls man has been sentenced to 75 years in prison at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for a 2014 stabbing murder.

Malcolm Querido, 37, was sentenced to serve 60 years at the ACI,  and  a consecutive 25-year non-parolable sentence, with 15 years of the consecutive sentence to be served at the ACI.

Querido murdered 38-year-old Robert Bullard of Providence after a dispute between Bullard and a woman.

The incident occurred on September 7, 2014 when Bullard arranged to meet with a female at an Allston Street apartment in Providence.

The female shared the apartment with Querido.

After an argument between the female and Bullard, Querido entered the room and stabbed Bullard to death.

The female called 911 and Querido fled the scene where first responders arrived to transport Bullard to a local hospital.

He was later pronounced dead.

“This defendant murdered Robert Bullard in a senseless act of violence, and he will now be held accountable for his brutal crime,” said Attorney General Peter Neronha.