Crime & Safety
Police Search for Man in Alleged Beating Death of Mother
Police are looking for Matthew McAveeney.

Police have issued an arrest warrant for a 46-year-old man after he allegedly beat his mother to death in her Winchester home.
The Boston Herald reported that police are looking for Matthew McAveeney on charges, including “armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon resulting in serious injury, and assault by means of a dangerous weapon on a person 60 or older.”
According to 7News, the body of Barbara McAveeney was found in her Swanton Street residence after being there for days.
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Police found her during a well being check after complaints about a smell coming from the apartment.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact Winchester Police at 781-729-1212 or State Police at 508-820-2121.
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