After Chelsea man’s murder conviction is overturned, attorneys call on Suffolk DA to drop charges
Attorneys convened outside Suffolk Superior Court Monday to urge Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden to drop the charges against a Chelsea man whose murder conviction was overturned last week, marking his second wrongful conviction since his case was first tried in 1986.
“This conviction was built on a house of cards with a foundation that has entirely dissolved,” said Radha Natarajan, executive director of the New England Innocence Project. “The ball is in the hands of the Suffolk District Attorney … [to decide] whether to end this injustice, or whether they are going to proceed with a fourth trial.”