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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Isabel Keane

Boston court officers let a man walk free. Just three weeks later, he allegedly killed a woman

A Boston man with a lengthy criminal history who was allowed to walk free from court despite a warrant for his arrest allegedly beat a 21-year-old woman to death just three weeks later, according to a report.

A judge ordered court officers to arrest Kevin Boyette, a 36-year-old with a history of aggravated assault and domestic violence charges, on a warrant in April, but officers allegedly let him walk free, according to court documents obtained by the Boston Globe.

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