Crime & Safety
Lynn Brothers Held Without Bail In Reading Man's Murder
Lynn brothers plead not guilty to the murder of Sergio Sanchez in what police say was an attack with a brick.
LYNN, MA -- Two Lynn brothers were ordered held without bail Friday in Lynn District Court in connection with the May 14 killing of Reading man who beaten to death with a brick by attackers he didn't know.
District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett’s office identified the two suspects as Werner Garcia Figueroa, 19, and Selvin F. Garcia, 29, both of Lynn. They were ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty to charges of murder, armed robbery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
The two men allegedly attacked Sergio Sanchez, 39, of Reading, and a 33-year-old Lynn man near 22 Blake St. around 1:30 a.m. Sunday after the victims left a nearby establishment.
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Sanchez died from his injuries but the second man, who was rushed to a hospital, survived, prosecutors have said.
The victims did not appear to know their attackers.
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