Lowell Man Charged With Killing Wife With Mallet
LOWELL (CBS/AP) - A 62-year-old man has been charged with beating his wife to death with a mallet in Lowell.
Lowell police found the body of 60-year-old Son Tran Thursday night after getting a call that a woman was injured and bleeding at a home on Walnut Street.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Bernice Corpuz reports.
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Her husband, The Tran, was arrested on charges of murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
District Attorney Gerard Leone said Tran allegedly had an abusive and controlling relationship with his wife before the beating. Leone said she was the mother of four children.
Tran was scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Lowell District Court, but it was postponed until May 18 so doctors can perform a psychiatric evaluation.
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