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Split verdict in the Fatal South Boston Stabbing

Priyanka Ketkar — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 12:23:18 -0400

The jury has reached a split verdict in the Fatal November 2013 beating and stabbing to death of the 29-year-old Edwin Santos on Dorchester Street in South Boston. The father-son-uncle trio that was arrested for the murder of Santos, have received a split verdict today by the Suffolk Superior Court jury.

Jurors acquitted Elias Sanchez's son Angel Sanchez and brother, Gabriel Sanchez of murder charges for their alleged role as fellow attackers. Elias Sanchez, on the other hand, has been found guilty and has been convicted in the 29-year-old's murder. He faces life in prison during his sentencing tomorrow.

ADA Mark Zanini introduced evidence and testimony in the trial that has been going on for over two weeks, to prove that Elias Sanchez approached Santos as he stood with a female companion outside a Dorchester Street market on the afternoon of Nov. 17, 2013. The evidence showed that Elias Sanchez, armed with a club, violently beat Santos, who suffered blunt force injuries and multiple stab wounds during the attack. Zanini had sought to prove that Sanchez’s son and brother also took part in the fatal assault but the jury has found them not guilty.

Elias Sanchez is expected to be sentenced tomorrow at a 10 am hearing in the Suffolk Superior Court.

Split verdict in the Fatal South Boston Stabbing

Priyanka Ketkar — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 12:23:18 -0400

Elias Sanchez is expected to be sentenced tomorrow at a 10 am hearing in the Suffolk Superior Court.

Trial dates set for relatives accused of killing Edwin Santos

Gail Waterhouse — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 12:43:29 -0400

By Janine Eduljee

Wednesday marked the final pre-trial hearing for the youngest of three members of a family accused of murdering a man two years ago.

Angel R. Sanchez, 18, was indicted in 2014 the November 2013 murder of 29-year-old Edwin Santos, along with his father Elias Sanchez, 44, and uncle Gabriel Sanchez, 33.

Prosecutors say Elias Sanchez reportedly approached Santos and began beating him with a club outside a Dorchester Street market. Elias' son Angel, who was 16 years old at the time of the crime, and Elias' brother Gabriel Sanchez joined in and both allegedly stabbed the victim.

The bulk of Wednesday's hearing regarded an order which Judge Jeffrey Locke issued, barring the Commonwealth's expert from interviewing the defendant for a period of 30 days. Both the defense and prosecution argued various specifics surrounding language and how Angel would be handled during the testimony process.

Defense Attorney J.W. Carney Jr. was dogged in arguing against current language that stated the defendant would not be interviewed about his mental state or criminal intent, pointing out that the jury would then only receive the prosecution's version of events.

At one point, Carney implored the judge to order that he be present whenever his client was interviewed. The argument got heated between the two attorneys, especially after the Commonwealth pointed out that Angel was now 18 and a legal adult.

"You're asking a kid to perform the duties of a lawyer," Carney said.

Eventually the judge declined to issue an order but suggested that the defense file a motion with the court for later review regarding the matter.

Angel Sanchez's trial will begin in April, 2016. His father and uncle's trials will also commence that month.

Sanchez brothers ask Court for funds for different experts

Melanie Dostis — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:50:35 -0400

Two South Boston brothers accused of killing Edwin Santos last year have filed several motions for funds from investigators to medical evaluations as their trial is underway, court records show.

Elias, 43, along with his brother Gabriel Sanchez, 32, and Elias’ son, Angel Sanchez, 16, are suspected of beating and fatally stabbing the 29-year-old on Nov. 17 at Dorchester Street. All three men pleaded innocent at their arraignment in November.

The eldest Sanchez, who has not been present in pre-trial hearings, has asked the Commonwealth for funds to cover a pathologist, a psychologist, and an internist, court filings show.

The motions will be heard on April 24 and the Court is waiting to receive Elias Sanchez’s medical records.

During a status review conference in early February, Elias’s attorney Thomas J. Ford voiced concern about his client taking his medication, as noted in court documents. Specific medical conditions were not noted in the documents.

Gabriel Sanchez's defense has asked the Court for funds to cover an investigator, a video expert and a transcription, according to his court file. All funds have been approved.

Prosecutors believe the Sanchez trio and Santos knew each other. That November night, Elias approached Santos, who was with his girlfriend, and started beating him with a collapsible baton. He was then joined by Gabriel and Angel Sanchez who each stabbed the victim, Suffolk Assistant District Attorney Mark Zanini told the court during the men’s arraignment.

He said the men tired themselves out and stopped the attack as Santos stumbled to a nearby market where he collapsed and died from blunt force trauma and stab wounds.

The three men are being held without bail.

Three family members indicted in November stabbing

Zack Sampson — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 18:53:40 -0500

A father, his son, and his brother were indicted Tuesday in connection with the fatal stabbing of 29-year-old Edwin Santos last November, according to a statement from the Suffolk County district attorney's office.

Elias Sanchez, 43; his son, Angel Sanchez, 16; and his brother, Gabriel Sanchez, 32, each face first-degree murder charges. They are expected to be arraigned Wednesday in Suffolk Superior Court, according to the district attorney's statement.

Prosecutors allege that Elias Sanchez started beating Santos on Dorchester Street in South Boston Nov. 17 at about 5 p.m. The other two Sanchez men are accused of joining the assault and stabbing Santos, according to the district attorney's statement.

Santos collapsed in a market on Dorchester Street and died from blunt force trauma and stab wounds, the district attorney's office said.

The Sanchezes have each been held without bail in the case.

See the latest statement from the Suffolk County district attorney's office below:

Father, Son, Uncle Indicted in Fatal South Boston Stabbing

BOSTON, Jan. 28, 2014— Three family members were indicted today for first-degree murder in the fatal beating and stabbing of 29-year-old Edwin Santos in South Boston, District Attorney Daniel F. Conley announced.
A Suffolk County grand jury returned the indictments charging ANGEL SANCHEZ (D.O.B. 5/15/97); his father, ELIAS SANCHEZ (D.O.B. 1/12/70); and Elias’ brother, GABRIEL SANCHEZ (DOB 1/31/81), with first-degree murder for the fatal Nov. 17 attack. The three men are expected to be arraigned on the indictments tomorrow morning in Suffolk Superior Court.
According to prosecutors, Elias Sanchez approached Santos and began to beat him with a club or baton as the victim and a female companion stood outside a Dorchester Street market shortly before 5:00 p.m. Soon, the elder Sanchez’s son, Angel, and brother, Gabriel, joined in the assault and each allegedly stabbed the victim.
The three assailants fled on foot as Santos stumbled into the market and collapsed. He died of multiple blunt trauma and stab wounds.
The grand jury proceedings that led to the indictments were led by Assistant District Attorney Mark Zanini, chief of the DA’s Juvenile Unit. Angel Sanchez is represented by J.W. Carney. Elias Sanchez is represented by Thomas Ford. Gabriel Sanchez is represented by Robert Wheeler.

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All defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Father-son-uncle trio indicted in Edwin Santos murder

Melanie Dostis — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:17:55 -0500

Three members of a South Boston family charged in the murder of 29-year-old Edwin Santos were indicted last month, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley's Office.

Brothers Elias Sanchez, 43, and Gabriel Sanchez, 32, along with Elias' son, Angel Sanchez, 16, are accused of beating and stabbing Santos to death on Nov. 17 at Dorchester Street in front of his girlfriend.

All three men pleaded innocent at their arraignment. Father and son were arraigned Nov. 18 and Gabriel Sanchez was arraigned Nov. 21. All were held without bail. The father, who was injured in the assault, was arraigned in a Boston hospital room.

At the arraignment for Angel Sanchez, Suffolk Assistant District Attorney Mark Zanini said Elias Sanchez approached Santos and started beating him with what appeared to be a collapsible baton, the Boston Globe reports. Angel Sanchez appeared to open a folding knife and joined in the assault followed by Gabriel Sanchez, Zanini continued. The attackers tired themselves out and stopped the attack, Zanini alleged.

Santos and his alleged attackers knew each other, the report also said.

Zanini said in court the victim and his alleged attackers knew each other.

Zanini said the surveillance video shows Santos and his girlfriend in front of the store when the elder Sanchez arrived, pulled out a collapsible baton, and beat Santos with it, pursuing the victim as he repeatedly tried to back away.

Moments into the attack by the elder Sanchez, his 16-year-old son joined the attack and flipped an arm upward in what appeared to be the action of someone trying to open a folding knife, Zanini said. The younger Sanchez then stabbed and slashed at Santos, the prosecutor said.

See press release from Suffolk County district attorney's office, Jan. 28:

Father, Son, Uncle Indicted in Fatal South Boston Stabbing

BOSTON, Jan. 28, 2014— Three family members were indicted today for first-degree murder in the fatal beating and stabbing of 29-year-old Edwin Santos in South Boston, District Attorney Daniel F. Conley announced.

A Suffolk County grand jury returned the indictments charging ANGEL SANCHEZ (D.O.B. 5/15/97); his father, ELIAS SANCHEZ (D.O.B. 1/12/70); and Elias’ brother, GABRIEL SANCHEZ (DOB 1/31/81), with first-degree murder for the fatal Nov. 17 attack. The three men are expected to be arraigned on the indictments tomorrow morning in Suffolk Superior Court.

According to prosecutors, Elias Sanchez approached Santos and began to beat him with a club or baton as the victim and a female companion stood outside a Dorchester Street market shortly before 5:00 p.m. Soon, the elder Sanchez’s son, Angel, and brother, Gabriel, joined in the assault and each allegedly stabbed the victim.

The three assailants fled on foot as Santos stumbled into the market and collapsed. He died of multiple blunt trauma and stab wounds.

The grand jury proceedings that led to the indictments were led by Assistant District Attorney Mark Zanini, chief of the DA’s Juvenile Unit. Angel Sanchez is represented by J.W. Carney. Elias Sanchez is represented by Thomas Ford. Gabriel Sanchez is represented by Robert Wheeler.

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All defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Copies of the indictments have been added below.