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Massachusetts Man Found Not Guilty of Nearly Biting Friend?s Ear Off

By Altman & Altman

A Winthrop High School assistant football coach has been acquitted of charges that he bit someone?s ear in Massachusetts. Charges included two counts of aggravated assault and battery and mayhem. Had Richard Fucillo been convicted, he could have served up to 20 years in prison. Fucillo, 46, was accused of biting the ear of George Sennott, who he believed was carrying on an affair with his estranged wife. Fucillo, his wife, and Sennott have known each other since grade school. The altercation took place on March 2007. Sennott accused Fucillo of flying into a jealous rage because he believed that Sennott was having an affair with his wife and biting his ear so viciously that it nearly tore off. He needed 150 stitches to repair the damage to is ear...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on April 29, 2008 (boomark / email).