Suspect who allegedly killed woman in Massachusetts dies after reportedly ingesting battery acid

BROCKTON, Mass. — A suspect who allegedly stabbed a woman to death in her driveway in Brockton, Massachusetts, has died after reportedly ingesting battery acid, officials say.

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According to a news release from Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz, at around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Brockton Police Department officers were called out to a house near Cresent and Lyman streets for reports of a woman bleeding in the driveway. When officers arrived at the house, they found the woman with obvious signs of trauma to her head. She was pronounced dead at the scene. She was later identified as Veronica Goncalves, 48.

According to WFXT, Goncalves’ ex-boyfriend, Joao Correia, 56, was found in the house covered in blood. While he spoke with investigators, Correia allegedly admitted to having ingested battery acid. He then had a medical episode. He died at the hospital just a few hours later.

The DA office’s BPD contacted the Massachusetts State Police, which was assigned to their office for an investigation. The investigation included search warrant executions, interviews, canvasses and reviewing video surveillance. The DA’s office said that the investigation found that Goncalves was targeted by Correia.

The DA’s office said that the chief medical examiner would determine Correia’s cause of death.

According to WFXT, Goncalves’ 2-year-old granddaughter was reportedly in the car at the time of the attack and she was not injured. The DA’s office did not mention the granddaughter in the news release.

The investigation is ongoing by MSP and BPD. No further information has been released.

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