A Massachusetts woman was arrested Thursday on charges of murdering her boyfriend.
Authorities say 64-year-old Judy Church of Salisbury poisoned her boyfriend with ethylene glycol, a compound commonly found in antifreeze, de-icing fluid and hydraulic brake fluid.
According to the Essex District Attorney’s Office, Church called police for an ambulance shortly following 8 p.m. on November 11. Emergency crews found Church’s boyfriend, Leroy Fowler, 46, with medical problems. Fowler was taken to three different hospitals for care and was pronounced dead on November 13.
An autopsy determined that Fowler died of ethylene glycol poisoning, according to the Essex District Attorney’s Office. Authorities say additional information from their investigation also led them to arrest Church in connection with Fowler’s death.
Church faced a judge Friday at Newburyport District Court and was held without bail, prosecutors said. She is due to appear in court on January 23.
