North Dartmouth man accused of stabbing woman to death

Crime scene tape is seen at an apartment building on Lafayette Avenue in Chelsea. (WCVB)

CHELSEA, Mass. (WLNE) — A North Dartmouth man is accused of stabbing a woman to death in Chelsea, Massachusetts.

The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said 65-year-old Angel Alvarez will be arraigned Tuesday on murder charges.

Authorities said 59-year-old Margarita Morehead was found stabbed multiple times at an apartment building on Lafayette Avenue in Chelsea just before 10 a.m. Monday.

Police have not released a possible motive, but WCVB-TV reports a note sent to residents of the property called it a “domestic violence issue.”

The incident is under investigation.

 

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