BOSTON (WHDH) - A man facing a charge of murder in connection with a fatal stabbing in Boston on Christmas Eve has been ordered held without bail, officials announced Tuesday.
Steven Hatfield, 36, was arraigned Monday in Boston Municipal Court on a charge of murder in the stabbing death of 28-year-old Kerwide Barthelemy, according to Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins.
Officers responding to a report of a stabbing in the area of Maverick Square in East Boston shortly after 9 p.m. found Barthelemy suffering from a stab wound to the torso, Rollins’ office said.
An investigation indicated that Hatfield allegedly stabbed Barthelemy during a physical altercation and fled the scene.
Hatfield, who had blood on his clothing, was later arrested at his South Bremen Street apartment.
“The holiday season is supposed to be a time of joy and happiness. For a loved one’s life to be ripped away on Christmas Eve inflicts additional pain during this already challenging time,” Rollins said in a statement.
Hatfield is due back in court on Jan. 28.
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