Crime
Fall River man convicted and sentenced in Taunton murder
A 24-year-old Fall River man was convicted yesterday in Fall River Superior Court.
According to Gregg Miliote of the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, a 24-year-old Fall River man was convicted yesterday in Fall River Superior Court of the March 2016 Taunton murder of 23-year-old Vanessa Courtney.
James Souza, after a month-long trial, was convicted by a jury of his peers of First Degree Murder and Armed Robbery. He was immediately sentenced by Judge Thomas McGuire to life in prison with no possibility of parole.
Courtney was found dead in her apartment with severe injuries to her throat.
The case was prosecuted by First Assistant District Attorney Karen O’Sullivan and Assistant District Attorney Patrick Driscoll.
“I am very pleased that the jury convicted the defendant of the brutal murder of the victim. The evidence presented to the jury was compelling and I appreciate their attentiveness during the long trial,”’ Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III said. “This case highlights the violence that often is associated with drug related activity which in this case led to a brutal but totally unnecessary killing of the victim.”
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