Massachusetts Man Accused Of Murdering His 90-year-old Grandmother By Beating Her To Death With Skateboard

A 29-year-old Massachusetts man has been charged pinch execution and assault aft being accused of sidesplitting his 90-year-old grandma utilizing a skateboard and attacking different family members.

Hudson constabulary arrested Devin Dube, 29, Tuesday day aft getting aggregate calls he was being convulsive successful a residence he shared pinch family members, including his grandma Elaine Dube, nan Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office said.

"This is simply a senseless tragedy, and our thoughts are pinch everyone impacted during this incredibly difficult time,” Hudson Police Chief Richard DiPersio said during a property convention connected Wednesday. “I want to reassure our organization that location is nary ongoing threat to nan public."

The Independent has contacted Dube’s lawyer for comment.

The 29-year-old was arraigned Wednesday successful Marlborough District Court, wherever a judge entered a not blameworthy plea connected his behalf.

Forensic scientist Hillary Novak performed an first introspection of nan suspect.

She reportedly told nan tribunal she had antecedently evaluated Dube successful 2023, and that nan 29-year-old had a history of schizophrenia and not taking his medications. The fishy told her he was having auditory hallucinations connected nan time of nan alleged murder, she said.

“With everything I’ve seen, it leaves maine to mobility his competency to guidelines trial,” Novak reportedly told nan court.

Dube, who is being held without bail, has been sent to Bridgewater State Hospital for a intelligence wellness evaluation.

He is owed backmost successful tribunal for a probable origin proceeding connected April 17.

Police were called to Dube’s location connected Munson Street astir 3:10 p.m. connected Tuesday. A female called 911 to opportunity she was being attacked pinch a skateboard, nan section DA's agency said successful a statement.

A antheral resident past called nan constabulary to study nan continuing altercation wrong nan home, including nan alleged onslaught connected Elaine Dube, who lived successful a basement flat connected nan property.

When constabulary arrived, Devin Dube had allegedly fled nan scene.

About 45 minutes later, constabulary sewage a 3rd call, from an reside connected adjacent Tower Street, astir an individual moving astir connected nan property, officials said.

Police recovered Devin Dube hiding successful a van and arrested him without incident, nan DA’s Office said.

Elaine Dube, on pinch Devin Dube’s relative and sister, were treated for injuries astatine UMass Memorial Medical Center successful Worcester.

Elaine Dube later died, while Devin Dube’s siblings were released from infirmary Tuesday night, aft getting attraction for non-life-threatening facial and precocious assemblage injuries.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said astatine nan Wednesday property convention that constabulary had anterior contacts pinch Devin Dube, but “never behaviour of this level.”