North Providence's Mark Santili acquitted in fatal stabbing

The jury found Mark Santilli not guilty of the fatal stabbing of Torrezz Lumpkins, 29, in October 2021 after a trial before Superior Court Judge Maureen B. Keough.

A look at the case

Police responded to a reported disturbance at 4 Smithfield Rd. around 7:44 p.m. on Oct. 20, 2021, the North Providence Police Department said at the time.

Lumpkins had been stabbed and suffered a “serious neck injury,” police said. He was taken to Rhode Island Hospital, where he later died of his injuries.