Parole Denied for Health Aide Convicted of Murdering Brookline Doctor
The following uses information supplied by the Norfolk County District Attorney's office.
Martine Pressat was denied parole on February 19. Pressat was found guilty of murder in the second degree in 2000 for beating retired Brookline psychiatrist Dr. John Weil to death in his Westwood apartment in December of 1997. According to a statement from the Office of the Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey, evidence at the trial showed that Pressat had been writing herself checks from Dr. Weil’s account prior to the murder. Then Assistance District Attorney Anthony Gemma showed that Pressat killed Dr. Weil shortly after he had met with his accountant and discovered that Pressat was stealing from him. The jury found Pressat guilty of beating Dr. Weil to death shortly after he confronted her about the thefts. Dr. Weil wrote …
