Springfield man facing charges after deadly Federal Street attack

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – A Springfield man is facing more charges in connection with a deadly attack that occurred late last month.

Jim Leydon, spokesperson for the Hampden District Attorney’s Office, said that Springfield Police were called to the 100 block of Federal Street on the morning of April 30 for a domestic disturbance involving a dangerous weapon.

When officers arrived, they found a woman, identified as 45-year-old Quitiza Holmes of the Burton/Holmes family of Springfield, suffering from serious head injuries. She was taken to Baystate Medical Center, where she died on Thursday, May 16.

Leydon added that 67-year-old Kenneth Robson of Springfield was arrested and initially charged with armed assault to murder. He added that investigators will now seek an additional charge of murder.

Robson was initially arraigned on April 30 and was ordered held pending a dangerousness nearing on May 2. At that hearing, he was ordered held without the right to bail for 120 days. A new court hearing will be scheduled for an arraignment on the murder charge.

The case remains under investigation by the Springfield Police homicide unit and the D.A.’s murder unit.