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Man Arrested In Connection With Murder Of Woman In Athol

ATHOL (CBS) – A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a woman in Athol last week.

Keith Hamel, 23, is accused of killing 26-year-old Kelsey Clifford of Leominster.

Clifford's body was found outside the entrance to the Athol Wastewater Treatment Facility on Nov. 11.

Hamel is expected to be arraigned in Orange District Court Tuesday afternoon.

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Keith Hamel, seen during a March 2019 arrest, was taken into custody and charged with murder on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. (Photo credit: Athol Daily News)

No other information has been released.

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