Duo convicted of Dorchester murder after fourth trial

A Suffolk Superior Court jury today convicted Quincy Butler and William Wood of murder for the 2004 death of a Dorchester woman whose apartment they broke into in a drug-fueled home invasion, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office announced.

William Wood was convicted on first-degree murder, which means he will go away for the rest of his life. Quincy Butler was found guilty of second-degree murder, which means he still faces sentencing. Prosecutors say Wood slashed the woman's throat and that Butler shot out her companion's eye when he tried to help her.

Two of the pair's first trials ended with hung juries; one ended in a mistrial when the judge fell ill.

The Dorchester Reporter has more.