Stow Police Chief Michael Sallese and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan have announced charges against 20-year-old Shane Curry in the death of 17-year-old Nevaeh Goddard.

Curry is charged with First Degree Murder in the killing in Stow on April 5, 2024. On April 6, Curry was arraigned on charges of Assault and Battery on a Household or Family Member and Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon Causing Serious Bodily Injury.

The charges have been upgraded to upgrade and the defendant is now being held without bail. On April 5, 2024, SPD officers responded to a residence after receiving a request for a well-being check.

At the scene, officers found Nevaeh in Curry’s bedroom suffering obvious signs of injury. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. Authorities allege that Curry stabbed the victim during a physical altercation.