Prosecutors: Man beat sister, elderly mom with rubber mallet
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Prosecutors say a man bound his sister and 81-year-old mother with plastic ties and then beat them with a rubber mallet inside their Massachusetts home.
John Ferreira, of Melrose, was arraigned Wednesday in Malden on charges of attempted murder and other offenses.
Police allege the 54-year-old man broke into the women's home on Friday, attacked them and then fled. Police say Westborough officers stopped Ferreira's car on Tuesday and arrested him.
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Ferreira was ordered held without bail pending an Aug. 16 hearing. It's unclear whether he is being represented by an attorney who could comment on the accusations.