Office Of Worcester County District Attorney: Body In Paxton Identified As Worcester Man, Being Investigated As Homicide

Westborough MA

08 March, 2022

8:23 AM

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Press release from Office Of Worcester County District Attorney: March 7, 2022 For Immediate Release Contact: Lindsay Corcoran 508-368-7252 or 774-670-8811 PAXTON – The death of a Worcester man whose body was found Saturday in the woods off of Asnebumskit Road in Paxton is being investigated as a homicide, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. The body of Ernest A. Appiah, 29, was discovered just before 7 a.m. on March 5 after a resident called 911 to report a body about 25 feet into the wooded area off the road. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Appiah's death a homicide. Anyone with information is asked to call the State Police Detectives assigned to the District Attorney's Office at 508-832-9124. The investigation remains ongoing with the assistance of the Paxton Police Department.  State Police Crime Scene Services and Crime Lab, State Police K-9 Unit, and the State Police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) also assisted with the investigation. Ernest Appiah This press release was produced by Office Of Worcester County District Attorney. The views expressed here are the author's own.