Mom's 41-year-old son fatally stabs her 'gentle giant' boyfriend, 66, in violent culmination of long-simmering feud, family members say

A Massachusetts antheral allegedly stabbed his mother's longtime boyfriend aft a feud culminated successful a convulsive altercation, according to household members of the alleged victim.

The Middleborough Police Department announced the apprehension of Andrew Horsman, 41, and charged him with the execution of 66-year-old Paul Pomerleau. In a property release, constabulary said that officers responded to aggregate 911 calls placed astatine astir 8 p.m. connected Sunday nighttime reporting a combat successful a suburban Middleborough neighborhood. They arrived to find Pomerleau suffering from "multiple stab wounds" and instantly transported him to a adjacent infirmary wherever helium was pronounced dead.

Horsman's parent was successful a semipermanent narration with Pomerleau, and household told section quality outlets that the 2 men had been engaged successful a feud.

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According to police, Horsman and Pomerleau were having an statement successful the moments starring up to the alleged stabbing. Police said determination were respective witnesses to the argument, and household members told section ABC affiliate WCBV that determination had been a longtime feud betwixt Horsman and his mother's fellow that reached a caput implicit the weekend.

Local CBS affiliate spoke to Jeff Burr, a neighbor who said helium knew Pomerleau for "30 years" and told the outlet, "I'll archer you, helium was similar a gentle giant. He was a large guy. He'd springiness you the garment disconnected his back. You know, helium truly would."

Pomerleau's household said successful a connection obtained by WCVB, "My dada was a profoundly loving father. He had a mode of making everyone consciousness similar household and was endlessly dedicated to his kids and grandchildren."

Details astir the quality of the statement betwixt Horsman and Pomerleau were not made public.

Police said that Horsman was identified by witnesses astatine the country and taken into custody without incident. He was scheduled to beryllium arraigned connected Monday astatine Wareham District Court aft being charged with execution by the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office.