Revere man held without bail pending dangerousness hearing after smashing into Hanover St. apartment and assaulting a woman

BOSTON, September 26, 2022 — A Revere man was ordered held without bail Friday after being arrested for breaking into a Hanover St. apartment and beating a woman before smashing into the bathroom where she fled with her 7-year-old son, District Attorney Kevin Hayden said.

ANDREW PUCCI, 29, was charged in Boston Municipal Court Central Division with assault and battery on a family or household member, home invasion and malicious destruction of property over $1200.  At the request of Assistant District Attorney Kate Fraiman, Judge Eleanor Sinnott ordered Pucci held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing scheduled for September 28.

Fraiman said that at about 6:30 pm on Thursday, September 22 Boston police responded to a domestic call on Hanover Street.  The victim told police that Pucci kicked in her front door, entered the apartment and punched her in the face.  The victim then fled to the bathroom and locked the door.  Pucci kicked the bathroom door in, kicked two plastic bins being used to barricade the door into the victim’s body, then fled when another person arrived on the scene. 

The victim reported that Pucci stole money from her wallet, her apartment keys and her son’s Playstation. The woman refused medical treatment.

Pucci was arrested later that evening when Massachusetts General Hospital security notified police that Pucci had checked in to the hospital’s emergency department. 

“This is a horrific experience for the victim and her son.  People have a right and a desire to live safely and peacefully in their homes. We will do everything in our power to help this victim and her son move forward from this terrible incident,” Hayden said.

James Borgheani, Chief of Communications