New gang-motive filings derail start of Phan brothers murder retrial

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready LOWELL — Jury selection was scheduled to begin next Tuesday in the murder retrial of the Phan brothers, but the case has veered off course after prosecutors moved to introduce a new gang-related motive — a shift that drew objections from the defense and has contributed in delaying the start of the trial. The conflict escalated when attorney William Dolan — now representing Channa Phan — filed a motion to dismiss the charges against his client, arguing that prosecutors failed to provide information connected to their gang-motive theory. Channa Phan, and his older brothers, Billy and Billoeum, are charged with first-degree murder for the fatal shooting...