By CHRIS COLLINS
(Athol, MA) — An Athol man accused of murdering a Leominster woman will face charges of robbing her as well. A Franklin Superior Court Judge has denied Keith Hamel’s request to have robbery charges against him dismissed. Hamel is accused of killing and robbing 26-year-old Kelsey Clifford and leaving her body near the locked gates of the Athol Wastewater Treatment Plant in November of 2019. Hamel’s trial is set to begin in early April.