A 29-year-old Massachusetts man has been charged with murder and assault after being accused of killing his 90-year-old grandmother using a skateboard and attacking other family members.
Hudson police arrested Devin Dube, 29, Tuesday afternoon after getting multiple calls he was being violent in a residence he shared with family members, including his grandmother Elaine Dube, the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office said.
“This is a senseless tragedy, and our thoughts are with everyone impacted during this incredibly difficult time,” Hudson Police Chief Richard DiPersio said during a press conference on Wednesday. “I want to reassure our community that there is no ongoing threat to the public.”
The Independent has contacted Dube’s attorney for comment.
The 29-year-old was arraigned Wednesday in Marlborough District Court, where a judge entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.
Forensic psychologist Hillary Novak performed an initial examination of the suspect.
She reportedly told the court she had previously evaluated Dube in 2023, and that the 29-year-old had a history of schizophrenia and not taking his medications. The suspect told her he was having auditory hallucinations on the day of the alleged murder, she said.
“With everything I’ve seen, it leaves me to question his competency to stand trial,” Novak reportedly told the court.
Dube, who is being held without bail, has been sent to Bridgewater State Hospital for a mental health evaluation.
He is due back in court for a probable cause hearing on April 17.
Police were called to Dube’s home on Munson Street around 3:10 p.m. on Tuesday. A woman called 911 to say she was being attacked with a skateboard, the local DA’s office said in a statement.
A male resident then called the police to report the continuing altercation inside the home, including the alleged attack on Elaine Dube, who lived in a basement apartment on the property.
When police arrived, Devin Dube had allegedly fled the scene.
About 45 minutes later, police got a third call, from an address on nearby Tower Street, about an individual running around on the property, officials said.
Police found Devin Dube hiding in a van and arrested him without incident, the DA’s Office said.
Elaine Dube, along with Devin Dube’s brother and sister, were treated for injuries at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.
Elaine Dube later died, while Devin Dube’s siblings were released from hospital Tuesday night, after getting care for non-life-threatening facial and upper body injuries.
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said at the Wednesday press conference that police had prior contacts with Devin Dube, but “never behavior of this level.”
