Crime
Man indicted on murder charge in hammer attack that killed 58-year-old Valerie Oakhem
BROCKTON – A man has been indicted on charges that he allegedly bludgeoned his Bridgewater neighbor to death with a hammer, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has announced.
Today, a Plymouth County grand jury returned indictments charging Dinis Moreira, 69, of Bridgewater, with one count each of Murder and Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon.
At approximately 12:34 a.m. on May 26, 2023, Bridgewater Police received a call on their business line from Dinis Moreira’s son. He reported that he received a call from his father, Dinis Moreira, who indicated that someone he had an altercation with, was in his home and injured. This prompted the son to go to his father’s home where he found an injured female party on the kitchen floor. Bridgewater Police responded to the scene moments later and found a female victim with severe trauma to her head and face. The victim was transported to Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton where she was pronounced deceased from her injuries. She was identified as 58-year-old Valerie Oakhem.
Bridgewater Police then contacted Massachusetts State Police to begin the investigation. The investigation determined that Moreira allegedly bludgeoned Oakhem to death with a hammer. Both Moreira and the victim lived in separate homes on Spring Street. Investigators believe that this was a targeted act of violence and not random.
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