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David Leite, 33, of Woonsocket, appears in 6th District Court in Providence this morning for arraignment before Judge Michael Higgins. He is accused of fatally stabbing Melissa Perry over the weekend, the woman with whom he lived. Providence Journal photo / Mary Murphy

By Tatiana Pina and Kate Bramson
Journal staff writers

WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- A 33-year-old Woonsocket man was charged with first-degree murder in District Court this morning after police said he stabbed his live-in girlfriend to death.

David Leite, 33, was charged with domestic first-degree murder in the death of Melissa Perry, 32, in the third-floor apartment they shared at 33 Ormond St.

Leite appeared in court with a shaved head and blue prison garb. He was ordered held without bail and is scheduled for a pretrail hearing March 30. He was refererred to a public defender.

Leite was arrested hours after the car he was driving struck a tree in Lincoln Saturday morning.

When Lincoln officers responded about 9:40 a.m. to the crash scene on Louisquisset Pike, said Woonsocket police Lt. Eugene Jalette, they "obtained information of a possible deceased female" at the Ormond Street address. It appeared that Perry had been slain within the previous 48 hours, Jalette said.

Saturday night, after being treated at a hospital for minor injuries, Leite was brought before a bail commissioner who ordered him held at the Adult Correctional Institutions, the police said.

An earlier version of this story was posted at 7:55 a.m.

 Tags  murder

Comments

BDP said:

I love how the "shaved head" was mentioned. Are you implying that people with shaved heads are more prone to violence? The officer behind him has a shaved head. I wonder if he's involved in any police brutality cases. You guys should make one up, because with this case, the media is proving its thorough knowledge in bull.

Link | March 16, 2009 9:27 PM
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