Facing life without the possibility of parole for the stabbing death of Maria Sanchez in 2014, a Dorchester woman today pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 12 to 13 years in state prison, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.
Boston Police report arresting Takisa Williams, 30, of Dorchester, today for the Oct. 18 stabbing death of Maria Sanchez.
Williams was ordered held without bail at her arraignment today on a charge of murder in Dorchester District Court, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
Family members and friends have identified the woman stabbed to death in a fight early Saturday as Maria Cecilia Sanchez, who went by Cecilia Marie Johnson online. A member of her family was also stabbed in the melee at 188 Washington St.
Sanchez, 26, leaves a young daughter, her parents and siblings.
A relative has set up a GoFundMe page to help the family pay for funeral costs.
Boston Police report a woman was fatally stabbed around 4:45 a.m. on Saturday at 188 Washington St.
The woman, believed to be in her 20s, was taken to Boston Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
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