Ex-boyfriend accused of killing Brockton woman in driveway dies after ingesting battery acid

BROCKTON – The man accused of stabbing 48-year-old Veronica Goncalves to death in her Brockton driveway Wednesday afternoon has died, authorities said Thursday. Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz said 56-year-old Joao Correia passed away late Wednesday night after ingesting battery acid following the attack. Investigators called the assault on Goncalves “savage, brutal and unprovoked.” … Read more

Staten Island body found: Arrest made after woman found dead in bin in driveway of Staten Island home

PORT RICHMOND, Staten Island (WABC) — A man was arrested in connection with a body found in a large bin in the driveway of a Staten Island home and now police are looking for a second suspect. Surveillance video showed two men exit an apartment on Herberton Avenue with the body of 26-year-old Lahuma Payton. … Read more