A former art professor in Massachusetts pleaded guilty to torturing and attempting to kill a female colleague who rejected her advances.
Rie Hachiyanagi, a former art professor at Mount Holyoke College, pleaded guilty to charges of three counts of armed assault with intent to kill Lauret Savoy, who she “loved for many years.”
Rie Hachiyanagi
Hachiyanagi, 50, reportedly went to Savoy’s home and claimed she was distressed over a breakup and needed emotional support. When Savoy let her inside her home, Hachiyanagi punched Savoy, knocking her to the floor. She straddled Savoy and told her she loved her for many years and that Savoy should have known that. Hachiyanagi then attacked the older woman with a rock, a fire poker and pruning shears.
The torture session lasted for four hours until Savoy managed to convince Hachiyanagi to call 911 by telling her that she shared her amorous feelings.https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?gdpr=0&us_privacy=1—&client=ca-pub-2427099653703778&output=html&h=300&adk=2141876619&adf=1192721092&pi=t.aa~a.1834861711~i.25~rp.4&w=360&lmt=1634746423&num_ads=1&rafmt=1&armr=3&sem=mc&pwprc=4779063894&psa=1&ad_type=text_image&format=360×300&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lindaikejisblog.com%2F2021%2F10%2Fformer-art-professor-pleads-guilty-to-torturing-and-attempting-to-kill-colleague-who-shed-loved-for-years.html&flash=0&fwr=1&pra=3&rh=275&rw=330&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&sfro=1&wgl=1&fa=27&adsid=ChEI8Py-iwYQw7KGurH_krKFARJIABivHIeopH8mZTJ7QG1HFxxpO9bThPeA4bcJQ-EusUNepXF0sLTGUjCXaEFra2xi7havFJAZOfdPqoSo5AAMhiUE9Biium0D&uach=WyJBbmRyb2lkIiwiOSIsIiIsIkluZmluaXggWDY1MEIiLCI5Mi4wLjQ1MTUuMTE1IixbXSxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbF0.&tt_state=W3siaXNzdWVyT3JpZ2luIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9hdHRlc3RhdGlvbi5hbmRyb2lkLmNvbSIsInN0YXRlIjo3fV0.&dt=1634746422146&bpp=32&bdt=25235&idt=-M&shv=r20211018&mjsv=m202110130101&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D6f62d75ac2f0c0c6-2251d019a8c80035%3AT%3D1622665487%3ART%3D1622665487%3AS%3DALNI_MZ85Ep3SvTaGfc8Juk8Onrd6Hwi6g&prev_fmts=0x0%2C360x300&nras=3&correlator=1047434700661&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=1187515804.1622665486&ga_sid=1634746401&ga_hid=865850041&ga_fc=0&u_tz=60&u_his=5&u_h=800&u_w=360&u_ah=800&u_aw=360&u_cd=24&u_sd=2&adx=0&ady=2415&biw=360&bih=616&scr_x=0&scr_y=5802&eid=31062938%2C21067496&oid=2&psts=AGkb-H8n1kiXnpF5BC5Bcrdzn_Igb1bXHQlJyHCrMDmeECkVWgOjOx2qocjHgkGOKDLAPJfUQo2dZ-7z_5E&pvsid=2116015764953371&pem=777&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lindaikejisblog.com%2F&eae=0&fc=1408&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C360%2C0%2C360%2C616%2C360%2C616&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&abl=NS&fu=1152&bc=31&jar=2021-10-20-02&ifi=3&uci=a!3&fsb=1&xpc=zTFsjqORMO&p=https%3A//www.lindaikejisblog.com&dtd=1021
Once emergency responders arrived, Hachiyanagi told them that she tried to save Savoy and that she found her “barely breathing”.
In an emotional testimony in court on Friday, October 15, Savoy, who was over 60 at the time of the attack, said she suffered permanent injuries with long-lasting emotional trauma.
Savoy
Savoy told the court that she suffered nerve damage to her face, and two of her fingers no longer work properly. She said that she has trouble sleeping, has nightmares, and suffers from daily headaches.
Rie Hachiyanagi, 50, was found guilty of nine charges relating to the December 24, 2019 incident, including three counts of armed assault with intent to murder a person over 60, three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a person over 60 and one count each of home invasion, mayhem and entering in the nighttime with intent to commit a felony.
Hachiyanagi will be sentenced today, October 20.
