For Immediate Release: March 11, 2008                                  
Contact: Corey Welford/Jessica Venezia 617-679-6522 
                                                                                             

Lowell Men Indicted In Connection With Murder of Lowell Woman

LOWELL– Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone’s office informed the public today that four Lowell men have been indicted in connection with the murder of Shannon Meara, 24, of Lowell.

Silinda Sun, 38, Eric Anderson, 28, Sen Pov, 21, and Phirun So, 23, were indicted by a Middlesex County Grand Jury.  Sun, Meara’s boyfriend, was indicted on one count of first degree murder. The other three men were indicted on charges of accessory after the fact.

According to authorities, on Sunday, January 20, at approximately 7:45 a.m., Dracut Police and State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office responded to 200 Skyline Drive in Dracut on a report of a female body discovered in a dumpster.

When they arrived, the officers and troopers found the deceased victim, who was later identified as Shannon Meara.   An autopsy conducted by the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office (ME) determined the death to be a homicide caused by a single gunshot wound to the head.
 
Dracut Police, Lowell Police, and State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office commenced an immediate investigation into the circumstances of Meara’s death.

Based on that investigation, it is alleged that Sun, Meara’s boyfriend, is responsible for killing her at an apartment at 556 Westford Street in Lowell.  Anderson, So, and Pov are alleged to have provided assistance to Sun following the murder.

Sun was arrested on January 21. He was arraigned on January 22 in Lowell District Court on one count of first degree murder and was ordered held without bail by Judge Neil Walker.  Anderson was arraigned on one count of accessory after the fact and ordered held on $100,000 cash bail.   Anderson’s probation on a previous charge was also revoked and he is being held on that charge.   On January 23, So was ordered held on $50,000 cash bail at his arraignment in Lowell District Court.  Pov was ordered held on $100,000 bail in Lowell District Court at his arraignment on January 23.

An arraignment date has not yet been set.

These charges are allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The prosecutor assigned to the case is Assistant District Attorney Beth Merachnik. The case is being investigated by Dracut Police, Lowell Police, and State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.      

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