LAWRENCE, Mass. — The teenager accused of killing and beheading his classmate in Lawrence was expected to appear in court Friday.
Matthew Borges, 16, of Lawrence, is charged with first-degree murder in the 2016 death of Lee Manuel Viloria-Paulino.
Borges' trial is set to begin in November.
Investigators say Mathew told them he left Lee there at 7 p.m. that evening and Lee wasn't seen again until his decapitated body was found along the river on Dec. 1.
Borges is accused of stabbing and decapitating Viloria-Paulino. The victim's body was found on a riverbank near Water Street in December 2016.
In Friday's court date, the judge is expected to discuss the motions in the case.
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