Police have identified the teenage daughter and wife of a Springfield man accused of fatally stabbing them over the weekend along with attacking his new son-in-law just days after the wedding, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 4.
Nour Al Kherat, 19, and Ruwaida Salamat, 39, both of Springfield, were killed in an attack at 177 Marion Street on Sunday, June 2, the Hampden District Attorney’s Office said.
Osamah Al Kherat, 46, of West Springfield, is charged with two counts of murder, armed assault to murder, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, the prosecutor said. He was ordered held without bail, pending a dangerousness hearing.
Al Kherat pleaded not guilty to the charges and will return to court on June 16.
Police were called to the home around 11:25 a.m. and found the two women dead and Al Kherat’s son-in-law suffering from stab wounds. His injuries were not considered life-threatening, authorities said.
Reports said the man injured had married another one of Al Kherat’s daughters just days before.
