Prayer service for Taunton victims will be held Thursday evening
A prayer service for the victims of the stabbing attacks at a home and mall in Taunton will be held at Holy Family Parish Thursday evening.
The event was organized by Rev. Kevin Cook once the identities of the victims were released by the authorities.
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Parish secretary Tracey Desmarais told Boston.com one of the victims, 80-year-old Patricia Slavin, who was stabbed in her home and died of her injuries, was one of the church’s parishioners. Slavin was one of seven victims, four of whom were stabbed, in the violent spree that authorities say was carried out by Arthur DaRosa Tuesday evening. Slavin and George Heath, a 56-year-old teacher from Taunton, died in the attacks. An off-duty sheriff’s deputy fatally shot DeRosa and has been credited with preventing further loss of life.
“We’re just doing it because people in the grieving process need to come together,” she said, adding that the service will allow everyone to grieve and pray together.
The service will begin at 7p.m. at the East Taunton church.
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