Mass. Man Charged in Pregnant Girlfriend's Death
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A Massachusetts man is being returned to the state to face a murder charge in the stabbing death of his girlfriend, who was nine months pregnant.
Prosecutors say Peter Ronchi waived rendition at a court hearing Monday in Connecticut. He'll be returned and arraigned Wednesday in the slaying of 42-year-old Yuliya Galperina.
Ronchi is accused of killing Galperina on Sunday at her apartment in Salem, a seaport city northeast of Boston noted for its witch trials in 1692. The Marblehead resident surrendered to police in Norwalk, Conn., later in the day.
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Galperina's unborn child also died. Her 3-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son are in state custody.
Ronchi's neighbors defend him and say he's a quiet man.