Teen charged in Danvers homicide seems nearly in court docket – NBC Boston

A young person charged with the homicide of a girl in her residence in Danvers, Massachusetts, appeared nearly in court docket Monday.

Anthony DeMayo, 18, of Lynn, is accused of breaking into the house of 68-year-old Janet Swallow on March 12 and stabbing her to demise.

DeMayo pleaded not responsible in March to expenses of homicide and armed residence invasion in Salem District Courtroom. He was ordered to bear psychological analysis at Bridgewater State Hospital.

He remained on the hospital Monday when he was arraigned at Essex Superior Courtroom. Whereas he acknowledged having the ability to hear the court docket proceedings, his lawyer requested for a plea of not responsible to be entered on his behalf attributable to questions of competency.

Anthony DeMayo, 18, is accused of killing 68-year-old Janet Swallow in her residence.

The investigation that led to DeMayo’s arrest started after a 911 caller informed police {that a} man was appearing erratically, strolling round on Standish Highway in Lynn with what regarded like a blood-stained knife. Officers responded and located DeMayo, taking him to Salem Hospital.

DeMayo reportedly informed Lynn police that he had killed a girl the evening earlier than in Danvers.

A search of the Bishop Fenwick Excessive Faculty pupil’s Lynn residence revealed blood-stained clothes, and together with knowledge from his cellular phone, investigators contacted the Danvers Police Division, who performed a well-being test and located Swallow useless inside her residence on Amherst Avenue.

Residence safety cameras present Anthony DeMayo strolling by means of a neighborhood and swinging a knife round after he allegedly killed Janet Swallow in her Danvers residence.

Prosecutors stated Swallow was discovered useless, alone, “struggling wounds in step with a murder.” They stated DeMayo apparently entered the house by climbing by means of a window and stabbed Swallow whereas she was in mattress. They stated no gadgets have been discovered to be lacking from the house they usually consider the assault was random.

The longtime Danvers resident was an ICU nurse at Lahey Hospital in Burlington and leaves behind two sons.

Scott James, Lahey’s chief nursing officer, known as Swallow “a beloved and valued member of the Lahey Hospital & Medical Heart group” who might be “tremendously missed.”

Anthony DeMayo, an 18-year-old from Lynn, is accused of killing 68-year-old Janet Swallow in her Danvers residence.

“We share our deepest condolences together with her household and family members and her colleagues within the Nursing Division and throughout our hospital. Our ideas are with them throughout this very troublesome time,” he added.

Officers stated there is no such thing as a recognized connection between DeMayo and Swallow.

DeMayo remained held with out bail after Monday’s superior court docket listening to.

A standing listening to is scheduled for Might 29.