Crime & Safety

Brockton Rape Trial Underway

Tony Bunton, 52, of Brockton, is charged with assault to murder and aggravated rape.

BROCKTON, MA — A man accused of raping a woman in Brockton is now on trial for his alleged crime.

Tony Bunton, 52, of Brockton, is charged with assault to murder and aggravated rape. He is accused of raping a 24-year-old woman on Dec. 10, 2014, according to the Enterprise.

Opening arguments were Tuesday, with the victim taking the stand in Brockton Superior Court Wednesday. She said Bunton raped her and beat her over the head with baseball bat. She needed 400 stitches to close the wound left by the attack.

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More witness testimony is expected Thursday.

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