Jean Eddy Noel, 43, of Malden, is being held without bail on a murder charge in the death of his sister, Kenia Noel, 38.
The Middlesex County District Attorney's Office said Noel was charged with murder in her death, NBC Boston reported. Malden police had responded to a Lombard Court home for a report of a suicide, Boston 25 News reported.
Prosecutors said Noel called 911 and reported that his sister had died by suicide. Police found Kenia Noel with trauma to her neck, and officers found three knives: one in her hand, one covered in blood on a nearby table and one on the bedroom floor, MassLive reported.
The district attorney's office said Noel left the home to shower, then returned and cleaned up before notifying police. Officers also found lacerations on his hands and what appeared to be blood in his car.
Noel was arraigned Friday in Malden District Court and ordered held without bail. He is expected to return to court on Jan. 5.
