Thursday, 4:30 PM
Police dispatcher surrenders to face homicide charge in slaying of husband
By Globe Staff
A Boston Police Department 911 dispatcher accused of fatally stabbing her husband turned herself in and is expected to be arraigned today on a homicide charge in Dorchester District Court.
Sharon Fitzpatrick , 35, turned herself in overnight, police said. She contacted authorities through her family, who told police Sunday that she would surrender.
Fitzpatrick is accused of killing her husband, Sylvester Mitchell, 40, in their Dorchester home, police said.
Elaine Driscoll, a police spokeswoman, told the Globe on Sunday that she did not know the motive in the killing. She said police had been called to the couple's home in July 2005, following an argument. Police informed Fitzpatrick that she could seek a restraining order, but she did not, Driscoll said.
Fitzpatrick, who had been working for the Police Department for almost two years, has been placed on administrative leave, Driscoll said.
Fitzpatrick, who has family on Cape Cod, could not be reached for comment Sunday. A man who answered the door at her family's house in Mashpee declined to comment.
It was unknown yesterday what led to the fatal fight Saturday between Mitchell and Fitzpatrick. His family told Fox-TV yesterday that Fitzpatrick could be volatile. In an interview with the Globe on Saturday, his sister, Sophia Mitte, described Mitchell as a hard-working car detailer who took care of Fitzpatrick's five children.
