Boston man arraigned in connection with Jamaica Plain murder
By Matt Collette, Globe Correspondent
A Boston man faces murder charges after allegedly stabbing his roommate in their Jamaica Plain home last night, authorities said.
Fifty-two-year-old Kim John Gaines was at the scene when police arrived at 6:53 p.m. and was arrested on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after allegedly stabbing his roommate numerous times, said Jake Wark, a spokesman for the Suffolk County District Attorney.
The victim is an Asian male between the ages of 25 and 40 who authorities have not identified further because they have not been able to contact his next of kin.
The charges against Gaines were upgraded to murder after the victim died of his injuries at Brigham and Women’s Hospital at 8:05 p.m.
Circumstances surrounding the stabbing were not immediately clear.
Gaines pled not guilty in his arraignment today at West Roxbury District Court.
Judge Kathleen Coffey ordered Gaines held without bail. He will return to court on June 24.
