A 42-year-old Attleboro man faces homicide and arson fees within the November dying of 80-year-old metropolis lady Judith Henriques.
The fees filed Tuesday in Attleboro District Court in opposition to Adam Rollins have been upgraded from an preliminary cost of housebreaking with assault, Bristol District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III mentioned.
A not-guilty plea was submitted on Rollins’ behalf throughout a Tuesday arraignment, and he continues to be held with out bail.
Police arrested Rollins on New Year’s Day in Weymouth, following a months-long investigation, for his reference to the Nov. 18 fireplace at Henriques’ residence, 30 Division Street in Attleboro.
Henriques’ household distributed a ready assertion to reporters outdoors the Attleboro courthouse following the arraignment, wherein Rollins didn’t seem.
“The family of Judy Henriques is devastated by the loss of their beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and sister,” the assertion reads. “The circumstances of her unexpected passing on or around the time of November 18, 2022 has been, and continues to be difficult to comprehend and accept.”
The origin and explanation for the hearth, which firefighters responded to round 1 a.m. on Nov. 18, remained below investigation as of Tuesday. Firefighters discovered Henriques useless inside her residence shortly after extinguishing the blaze.
During an arraignment final week held in regard to Rollins’ burglary-with-assault cost, prosecutors mentioned there was little soot in Henriques’ lungs and minimal quantities of carbon monoxide in her blood, “inconsistent with her being alive at the time of the fire.”
Prosecutors mentioned final week Henriques’ household discovered roughly $1,200 value of her jewellery and Rollins’ ATM card on a close-by avenue throughout a search of her neighborhood.
Court data for the case have been sealed Tuesday. The case will proceed Feb. 9 with a possible trigger listening to.
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