Convicted murderer, rapist, given 20 more years for attempted murder of clinician – Boston News, Weather, Sports [Video]

DANVERS, MASS. (WHDH) – A convicted murderer and rapist was back in court in Boston Friday.

Philip Chism pleaded guilty to attacking a Department of Youth Services clinician in 2014 while he was behind bars. According to prosecutors Chism strangled and beat the clinician, who was not in court.

A victim impact statement written by her and read by an assistant district attorney called Chism a “monster”.

Chism pleaded guilty to attempted murder, assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and kidnapping.

He was sentenced to 17 to 20 years for attempted murder and 9 to 10 years for all other charges, to be served concurrently with his sentence for the 2013 murder.

A year before the attack on the clinician, Chism raped and killed a teacher in Danvers. He was 14 years old at the time of the murder.

Math teacher Colleen Ritzer was …