Man appears in court after arrest in connection with brother's stabbing death in Attleboro – Boston News, Weather, Sports

ATTLEBORO, MASS. (WHDH) – A 51-year-old Attleboro man appeared in court Tuesday, one day after his arrest in connection with the fatal attack of his brother.

James McCormick faces charges including assault with intent to kill and assault and battery. He was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing.

Police first responded around 3:30 a.m. Monday after receiving a report of a disturbance in progress between two homes on Melissa Drive, according to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office. Once there, Assistant District Attorney Danielle Pixley said Tuesday, police found Richard McCormick, 47, lying unconscious in a pool of blood in the grass.

Pixley said police found James McCormick in one of the homes with his girlfriend.

Speaking outside court, Pixley said Richard McCormick suffered eight to 10 stab wounds to his head, neck, chest and wrist.

Pixley said James claimed he acted in self-defense during initial conversations with police.

Investigators then searched James' home and found a folding knife in his bathroom believed to be the knife used in this incident, according to Pixley.

The Bristol County Prosecutor's Office said Richard McCormick was taken to Sturdy Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead.

James McCormick was arrested and held overnight before his first court appearance.

Pixley said authorities were still awaiting the results of Richard McCormick's autopsy as of Tuesday afternoon, adding that an additional charge could be added depending on the autopsy.

James McCormick's defense attorney said it was a “quintessential self-defense case” and said he plans to argue for bail at the hearing on the dangerousness of his client.

James is due back in court for Friday's hearing.

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