A mishandled domestic disturbance became a murder. Now two officers face discipline.
Boston Police Commissioner Bill Evans said the case was “extremely troubling.’’
Two Boston Police officers and a dispatcher will face discipline for their handling of a domestic disturbance that later became a murder case, The Boston Globe reports.
Last November, Stephanie McMahon called police to get her intoxicated ex-boyfriend out of her Hyde Park home, the Globe reports. Police officials said the two officers who arrived did not document their response to the call and did not determine if McMahon had a restraining order against the man. She did have one, she told them, though she could not produce it.
Anyone found in violation of a restraining order is subject to arrest, according to department rules. Instead, the officers took the ex-boyfriend, Randall Tremblay, to a detox facility for the night.
The next day, McMahon was found beaten to death. Tremblay has been charged with her murder.
Commissioner Bill Evans said the case was “extremely troubling’’ and said it was “concerning’’ that officers did not do more, the Globe reports.
The officers, Robert Boyle and William Hubbard, will be suspended, a spokesman told the Globe.
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