Juvenile arrested in killing of Lawrence teen found decapitated, according to district attorney
A juvenile has been arrested in connection with the death of a Lawrence teenager, whose decapitated body was discovered Thursday along the banks of the Merrimack river, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s office.
Lee Manuel Vilonia-Paulino, 16, had been missing since Nov. 18, according to officials and his family. His body and his head were discovered by a dog walker Thursday and identified Friday. Officials have given no information about motive in the killing of the popular 10th-grader described by friends and family as a good-hearted boy with a talent for poetry and singing who had never been in trouble.
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