WOBURN, Mass. — A man has been indicted for the death of a Cambridge teen who was shoved to the ground and hit her head in 2018, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office.
Isaias Plaza has been charged with manslaughter and assault and battery, according to the indictment.
Richelle Robinson, 15, was walking down Cambridge Street on July 22, 2018, when she was apparently assaulted and pushed to the ground, police told Boston 25 News last summer. Robinson hit her head and later died from her injuries.
This was a case that was deeply personal for many of our Officers, as Richelle was a well-liked person who had a direct connection with the Department, as she had participated and graduated from the #CambMA Youth Police Academy Class 2 summers ago and had aspired to be an EMT.
— Cambridge Police👮🏽 (@CambridgePolice) July 30, 2019
Police say Plaza and Robinson knew each other, but that Plaza and his girlfriend had a falling out with Robinson and her friends in the weeks before the assault.
Waiting for arraignment in Middlesex Superior Court. Indictment returned and sealed. So, dont know the case. However people wearing buttons of Richelle Robinson, the Cambridge teen who last year died after being pushed into the street is seated in front row. @boston25 pic.twitter.com/3hwsxoReg2
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) July 30, 2019
Suspect being arraigned in death of Richelle Robinson, 15, who died after being shoved into street, hitting her head. Robinson and suspect knew each other. @boston25
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) July 30, 2019
Robinson was a student at Cambridge Ringe and Latin School. She died a day after the assault at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Family and friends of Robinson wore buttons with her face on it to Plaza's arraignment.
Plaza has been ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing. He is due back in court on August 13.
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