Days after a man’s stabbing death in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood, a woman who has already been arrested is being charged with murder.
Police say a woman has been charged with murdering a man found stabbed to death on a houseboat docked at the Charlestown Marina on Sunday.
Detectives assigned to the Boston Police Homicide Unit obtained an arrest warrant out of Charlestown District Court charging 24-year-old Nora Nelson, of Boston, with the murder of 65-year-old Joseph Donohue, police confirmed in an email Thursday.
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Nelson was already in custody, having been arrested at the scene on unrelated warrants. She is expected to be arraigned on the murder charge on Friday in Charlestown District Court.
Police said Wednesday that Donohue's death had officially been ruled a homicide. Detectives first descended on Charlestown Marina on Sunday night to investigate the death after the man's body was found on the boat just off Shipway Place.
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Donohue is an attorney in Boston. His family released the following statement Wednesday:
“Our family is heartbroken by this unimaginable loss. Joe was a wonderful family member, a cherished friend, and a trusted colleague. Always generous and kind, he dedicated his life and career to helping others. He is loved and will be deeply missed. We’re grateful for the love and support we’ve received, and we kindly ask for privacy during this difficult time.”
At Nelson's court appearance Tuesday, she was described as a person of interest in the case.
Nelson was previously arrested in October 2023 on suspicion of assault and battery on a family or household member and assault and battery on a police officer, according to court records.
Officers were called to a Back Bay apartment building, where a man said Nelson, his ex, had been refusing to leave the home for weeks, then kicked and tried to bite the officers as they investigated what was happening, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.
In May, Nelson's bail was forfeited after she didn't appear in court for a hearing, according to court records.
People who live in Charlestown's tight-knit houseboat community year-round said they were a bit shaken up as police questioned them on the docks on Sunday.
