2 charged in kidnapping death of Lowell man – Boston News, Weather, Sports

LOWELL, Mass. (WHDH) – Two Lowell residents have been charged with kidnapping in connection with the death of a man at their Coburn Street home, officials said.

Michael Burke, 38, and Samantha Perry, 38, have been charged with kidnapping for allegedly restraining and holding a 37-year-old Lowell man against his will in their Coburn Street residents, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and said Lowell Police Superintendent Barry Golner in a statement.

Lowell Police executed a search warrant at the residence after a health check and found the body of the 37-year-old man. His name was not published.

Evidence at the home suggested the man had been held at the home at some point, the statement said.

The case was referred to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office for a determination of the cause and manner of death and for a positive identification.

Due to the location and condition of the body, this is being investigated as a suspicious death. Preliminary investigations indicate that this is an isolated case.

Burke and Perry will be charged Monday in Lowell District Court.

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