Suspect in murder of Charlestown attorney stabbed him 67 times, prosecutor says

A suspect in the murder of a Charlestown man on his houseboat was back in court Friday.

Attorney stabbed on houseboat

Prosecutors said Nora Nelson, 24, of Boston, stabbed attorney Joseph Donohue, of Charlestown, 67 times, including in the head where part of a knife was still lodged when he was found.

Prosecutors said camera footage linked Nelson to the boat and her fake nails were found on the 65-year-old’s body.

Donohue’s body was found on a houseboat at the Charlestown Marina during a well-being check on February 2. Nelson is also charged with animal cruelty for the strangulation of Donohue’s dog, which was found in the water near the boat…

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