Dorchester man gets up to nine years in prison for violent attack on 51-year-old woman
BOSTON, December 8, 2025 – Suffolk Superior Court Judge Michael Pineault on Friday sentenced ANTHONY DEW, 43, of Dorchester to seven-and-a-half to nine years in state prison for a vicious 2024 attack on a 51-year-old woman that left her bruised, bloodied and screaming for help, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced.
A jury returned a partial verdict last week, convicting Dew of assault and battery, assault and battery causing serious bodily injury and strangulation.
A mistrial was declared for the remaining charges of attempted murder, rape and assault to murder. Dew will return to court January 21 for a status hearing on those charges.
Prosecutors told the jury that on September 8, 2024, Dew approached a 51-year-old homeless woman and invited her to do drugs. Dew brought her to his mother's house on Evelyn Street, where he raped, strangled, and beat her before fleeing and leaving her bloodied, undressed, and screaming for help in the driveway.
Upon arrival, officers observed a woman with her jeans pulled down to her ankles and a T-shirt soaked in what appeared to officers to be blood, pulled up. As officers approached the victim, she screamed “he raped me” and pointed to an apartment. The victim told police the man who attacked her lived there and had raped and beat her as she “went in and out” of consciousness. Officers observed the victim to be spitting up blood and her face to be covered in blood. Officers also saw what appeared to be the victim’s hair on the stairs leading out of the apartment.
The victim sustained contusions and abrasions all over her body and had swelling and bruising to her mouth, jaw, and both eyes. First responders transported her to a local hospital for treatment.
On November 5, 2024, a CODIS hit linked Dew’s known profile to the DNA recovered from the victim’s underwear.
“I’m grateful that this defendant has been held accountable for some of the serious charges in this vicious attack and I wish the victim a full recovery from the physical and psychological trauma she suffered. We will address the remaining charges at the appropriate time but for now we’re pleased with this initial measure of justice,” Hayden said.
The victims of any crime, including domestic or sexual violence, should call 911 in an emergency. SafeLink, a statewide DV hotline, can be reached at 877-785-2020. SafeLink is answered by trained advocates 24/7 in English, Spanish and Portuguese, as well as TTY at 877-521-2601. It also has the capacity to provide multilingual translation in more than 140 languages. RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization in partnership with more than 1,000 local sexual assault service providers across the country, can be reached at 800-656-4673.
Help is also available for members of our LGBTQ+ community experiencing domestic or intimate partner violence through The Network/La Red by calling 617-742-4911 or 800-832-1901.
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Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office serves the communities of Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop. Our office handles more than 20,000 cases a year. Nearly 160 assistant district attorneys practice in nine district and municipal courts, Suffolk Superior Court, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Boston and Chelsea Juvenile Courts and the Supreme Judicial Court. Our office employs some 300 people and offers a wide range of services and programs for anyone encountering the criminal justice system. We are committed to educating the public about our mission and services while focusing on crime prevention to keep the residents, workers and visitors of Suffolk County safe.
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