“The victim was possessed by demons or voodoo spirits,” Jean Eddy Noel told police after his sister was found dead inside a Malden rental, according to court documents cited by CBS News.
Jean Eddy Noel, 43, faces a murder charge in connection with the Thursday death of his 38-year-old sister, Kenia Noel. Investigators initially received a 911 call reporting that a woman had taken her own life with a knife still in her hand inside an Airbnb on Lombard Court. Police and prosecutors quickly disputed that account, stating the evidence pointed to a violent stabbing rather than suicide.
When detectives arrived at the rental property, they discovered Kenia Noel in a pool of blood with knife wounds to her neck and a kitchen knife in her hand. Court documents show investigators found a second bloody knife on a nearby table, alongside a blood-covered Bible and a homemade crucifix. Police said that the positioning of the knives did not match what investigators would expect if the injuries were self-inflicted.
Following the incident, investigators said that Jean Eddy Noel left the Airbnb to shower at the family home and attempted to clean blood around the rental before police arrived. When officers questioned him, they observed cuts on his hands.
During the police interview, Noel claimed that spirits were choking the victim and that a friend had performed voodoo on her. According to court filings, the siblings had previously discussed traveling to Haiti to address throat and health complaints the victim had reported, but those plans ended when she was killed.
A not guilty plea was entered on Noel’s behalf during his initial court appearance. He is currently being held without bail.
Jean Eddy Noel is scheduled to return to court on January 5, 2026, for his next scheduled hearing.
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