Woman, 90, fatally beaten by grandson with skateboard in Hudson; 2 other family members injured, DA says
By Sera Congi
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HUDSON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A man fatally beat his grandmother with a skateboard in an attack that also injured two other family members in a Hudson, Massachusetts, home on Tuesday, officials said.
Devin Dube, 29, was arraigned in Marlborough District Court on several charges, including murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. He was held without bail and sent to undergo a competency evaluation at Bridgewater State Hospital after a doctor testified he suffers from schizophrenia. He will return to court on April 17.
A woman called 911 from a residence on Munson Street, reporting that her brother Devin Dube, who lived at the home, was attacking her with a skateboard. A second 911 call indicated that the suspect was also attacking his 90-year-old grandmother, Elaine Dube, with a skateboard.
“The defendant allegedly attacked Elaine Dube in the basement apartment where she lived in that house, striking her several times with a skateboard. Following what would be the fatal attack, the defendant also got into an altercation with his sister and his father, striking them with the skateboard,” Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said.
Devin Dube fled the area and was later arrested without incident at another Hudson address, where he was hiding in a van, officials said.
Elaine Dube was taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where she later died. The suspect’s sister and father were not seriously injured.
“She was very open, very, always a bright spirit, you know?” neighbor Russell Gutknecht said. “She certainly didn’t deserve to go like that, you know?”
Hudson Police Chief Richard DiPersio said there is no ongoing threat to the public.
“This is a senseless tragedy, and our thoughts are with everyone impacted during this incredibly difficult time,” DiPersio said.
Devin Dube does have a criminal record, but Ryan said he does not have any domestic violence history.
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