A murder trial is set to begin in Fall River Superior Court after a murder conviction was overturned concerning the death of a Fall River man.
At approximately 11:00 p.m. on October 1, 2017, Fall River Police were on patrol at the intersection of Bedford Street and Albion Street. Officers observed a male, later identified as Dennis Cousineau of Fall River, lying on the ground unresponsive with trauma to his face and head. The victim was transported from the scene by ambulance and was later transferred to Rhode Island Hospital due to the severity of his injuries. Cousineau died days later from his injuries. An autopsy was conducted by the Rhode Island Medical Examiner’s Office, which ruled the death a homicide.
Following a jury trial in the Superior Court in October of 2021, Scott Rodrigues of Somerset was convicted of murder in the second degree in connection with the death of Cousineau…