DEDHAM — A Quincy man was convicted of murder Monday after a jury rejected his attorney's argument that he was mentally ill when he raped and killed his girlfriend more than a decade ago.After deliberating for two days, the jury found 61-year-old Joseph Beatty guilty of first-degree murder in the 2009 killing of Mary Beaton, a charge that carries an automatic sentence of life in prison without the opportunity to seek parole. Beatty, who was also convicted of aggravated rape, [...]
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