Bedford Man Beat Partner To Death On Maine Beach: Police

Bedford MA

27 March, 2021

1:11 PM

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BEDFORD, MA — A 33-year-old Bedford man was arrested and charged with murder on Friday after police say he beat his domestic partner to death on a Maine beach. According to Maine state police, beach goers began calling 911 near 4 p.m. Friday to report a man assaulting a woman behind a rock at Short Sands Beach. York police arrested Jeffrey Buchannan at the scene. Police identified the victim as Rhonda Pattelena, 35, also of Bedford. Buchannan and Pattelena had a child together, police said. The killing was still under investigation on Saturday, and police did not immediately say what led to the violence.