South Hadley woman arraigned on charges in connection with Dec. 23-24 incident in Leverett

Rie Hachiyanagi, 48, of South Hadley, was arraigned in Franklin County Superior Court, Feb. 12. 2020, on three counts of armed assault to murder a person over 60 and other charges in connection with a Dec. 23-24 incident in Leverett.  

She is being held in the Franklin County House of Correction without bail pursuant to the dangerousness statute, until her next hearing in Franklin Superior Court on Feb. 19 at 10 a.m.

Police allege that Hachiyanagi assaulted the victim in the victim’s Leverett home, beating the victim with a rock, fire poker and garden shears, leaving the victim, who is expected to survive, with severe injuries.

In addition to three counts of armed assault to murder a person over 60 charges, Hachiyanagi is charged with three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, one count of mayhem, one count of home invasion,  and one count of entering a dwelling at night to commit a felony.