Woman indicted on murder charge in fight over drugs, money
April 5, 2021
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ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) A Massachusetts woman charged with fatally stabbing another woman during a fight over drugs and money has been indicted by a grand jury on a murder charge, according to court documents made public Monday.
Kayla Cantu, 20, of Weymouth is charged with fatally stabbing Kimberly Duphily outside an apartment in Attleboro on Sept. 11, The Sun Chronicle reported.
The indictment, handed up April 1, transfers the case from district court to Fall River Superior Court. No arraignment has been scheduled.
Cantu remains held without bail after pleading not guilty at her district court arraignment in November.
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ATTLEBORO â Authorities have not revealed many details about a deadly stabbing in September but one thing is certain: two young lives were destroyed.
Kayla Cantu, 20, a Weymouth woman with roots in Attleboro, sits in a jail cell charged with murdering 28-year-old Kimberly Duphily of Attleboro.
Cantu has pleaded innocent in Attleboro District Court and is being held in jail without bail.
Prosecutors are expected to seek a grand jury indictment to move the case to superior court for trial.
Police reports in the case have been impounded but prosecutors have said the Sept. 11 fatal stabbing occurred during a fight over stolen money and drugs.