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Cambridge man charged with murdering Weymouth man is held on bail

Posted by John Ellement  August 30, 2010 04:51 PM
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By Globe Staff

A Cambridge man was ordered held without bail today after he pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge stemming from the weekend beating death of a Weymouth man inside the hallway of a Medford apartment.

Christopher Toppi, 28, appeared in Somerville District Court where Judge Neil Walker ordered him held without bail, according to Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone Jr.'s office.

Toppi is accused of beating 28-year-old Brian Fahy to death after the two men encountered each other inside a Salem Street three-family apartment building in Medford around 3:30 a.m. Fahy was pronounced dead at the scene.

“We allege that the defendant beat the victim to death,” Leone said in a statement. “This is another tragic example of a defendant resorting to violence, causing lasting and tragic circumstances for the victim and his loved ones.”

Toppi's attorney, Bruce Ferg, declined comment about his client and the charges against him. Toppi is due back in court Sept. 20.

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