BOSTON - A man found dead on a houseboat in Charlestown on Sunday has been identified as 65-year-old Joseph Donohue. He died from multiple stab wounds, Boston police said Wednesday, and his death has been ruled a homicide.

A man found dead of multiple stab wounds on a houseboat in Charlestown was identified Wednesday as 65-year-old Joseph Donohue, according to Boston police.

Boston police confirmed Wednesday afternoon that a death on a houseboat in Charlestown is ruled a homicide and that the victim died from multiple stab wounds. Joseph Donohue, 65, of Charlestown, is the victim in the killing,