Commonwealth

Marian T. Ryan
District Attorney
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MIDDLESEX DISTRICT ATTORNEY
15 COMMONWEALTH AVE. WOBURN, MA 01801

Middlesex DA

Tel: 781-897-8300
Fax: 781-897-8301

For immediate release: August 6, 2016
Contact: Press Office
For more information: (781) 897-8325

Early this morning Wilmington Police responded to a residence on Clark Street in Wilmington for an apparent domestic assault. The victim an adult female was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.

Upon arrival police located the suspect, Francesco Cenca, 44, of Wilmington, in the residence suffering from apparent self inflicted stab wounds. Cenca was transported by med-flight to Brigham and Women’s Hospital where he later died from his injuries.

The victim and the suspect were known to each other.

This is an open investigation being conducted by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and the Wilmington Police Department.

Middlesex DA Investigating Apparent Domestic Assault in Wilmington