BRAINTREE — Chief Mark Dubois is releasing the booking photo of a man accused of murdering a woman in Braintree yesterday.
ROBERT BONANG, AGE 61, OF MARSHFIELD is charged with:
- Murder
- Carrying a Firearm Without a License (Two Counts)
- Discharging a Firearm Within 500 Feet of a Dwelling
- Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
BONANG was arraigned today in Quincy District Court and was ordered held without bail.
BONANG allegedly murdered his former neighbor, Laurie Melchionda, age 59, a well-known Braintree nurse and public health official outside her home on Howie Road Wednesday morning, June 17.
Any further inquiries about this case should be referred to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office.
These are allegations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.
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