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READING - A Middlesex Superior Court judge last week ordered a Reading native, who stands accused of viciously beating and choking his mother to death inside his Lowell apartment last
Michael Belous was previously charged with assault and battery on a household or family member as well as other related charges.
Michael Belous, 24, was indicted on a charge of first degree murder for the death of Elena Vainer, 51, of Reading, in July, prosecutors said Friday.
LOWELL — An autopsy of Elena Vainer determined the 51-year-old Reading woman died as a result of blunt force trauma and mechanical asphyxia — injuries prosecutors say were inflicted by her own flesh and blood.
Belous was previously charged with assault and battery on a household or family member, and assault and battery causing serious bodily injury after Vainer was found dead inside a Lowell home on July 17.