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Jury Selection Underway For Mathew Borges, Lawrence Teen Accused Of Beheading Classmate

LAWRENCE (CBS) – Jury selection is underway for the Lawrence teenager charged with beheading a high school classmate.

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Mathew Borges in court in December 2016. (WBZ-TV)

Police say when Mathew Borges was 15 years old when he stabbed and beheaded 16-year-old Lee Viloria-Paulino in 2016.

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Lee Manuel Viloria-Paulino. (Family photo)

Both boys were sophomores at Lawrence High School. Borges will be tried as an adult.

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