Man Indicted for Malden Murder, Stabbing

Photo: The scene outside 28 Newhall St. in Malden after the stabbings. Credit: @gordonfactor85

A 39-year-old East Boston man was indicted Thursday in connection with the August stabbing death of a Malden man and stabbing of another, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.

Juan Buruca was indicted in Middlesex Superior Court on the following charges: first-degree murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, armed assault to murder, armed assault in a dwelling (two counts) and burglary (two counts).

Buruca was arraigned in Malden District Court in August.

According to authorities, Buruca stabbed two Malden men in the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 9, in their home at 28 Newhall St. in Malden.

One of the victims, Jorge Alberto Machado Mejia, 48, was pronounced dead at Whidden Hospital in Everett. The other victim, 45-year-old Moises Cortez, was treated for his stab wounds at a local hospital and released.

Authorities said Buruca was in a romantic relationship with the sister of one of the victims. Buruca allegedly had an argument and physical altercation with the victims at his East Boston home earlier in the night.

When the victims returned to their Malden home at about 1 a.m. after going out, Buruca was waiting for them with a large knife and attacked them as they entered, authorities said.