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Mass. man killed mom’s boyfriend over steak dinner argument: cops

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A Massachusetts man fatally stabbed his mother’s boyfriend and doused the victim’s body in lighter fluid after an argument over a steak dinner, authorities said Monday.

Andrew Horsman, 41, was charged in the brutal killing of Paul Pomerleau, 66, on Saturday night in Middleborough, police said in a Facebook post.

Pomerleau was in a long-term relationship with Horsman’s mother, Tammy, and Horsman had recently moved back into their home, the Boston Globe reported. Pomerleau did not approve of the living arrangement, chastising Horsman for being a 41-year-old man who was unemployed and living in his mother’s home, according to witnesses.

Cops said the duo began arguing about steaks during a family dinner on Saturday night, according to the Boston Herald. Horsman then unexpectedly stood up, walked across the room and stabbed Pomerleau 17 times, authorities said.

Witnesses said Pomerleau took a few steps before collapsing inside the home, MassLive reported. Horsman then ran out, grabbed a gallon of lighter fluid and dumped it on Pomerleau, police said.

After a brief scuffle inside the home, Horsman ran away as other relatives called 911, according to the Globe. Officers found Horsman less than 1,000 feet away from his mother’s home and arrested him.

At Monday’s arraignment, when prosecutors revealed the details of the altercation, a judge ordered Horsman to be held without bail.

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