09-19-2015, 01:38 AM
ARRESTS
Massachusetts State Police Col. Richard McKeon said, "83 days after we found this little girl we're at last able to speak for Baby Bella."
"To learn...Baby Doe was not even 3 years old breaks everybody's heart," said Boston Police Commissioner William Evans. He added that "It's a good day that we brought a name to this face but it's a sad day that we lost a young child and we'll never be able to bring her back."
"We hoped against hope that her death was not a crime, the evidence suggests otherwise. This child was murdered," said District Attorney Conley. "She was a true innocent, her very name means beauty."
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^ Rachelle Bond, Bella's mother, has been charged with accessory after the fact; her boyfriend Michael McCarthy has been charged with murder.
The mother told police her boyfriend, Michael Patrick McCarthy, punched the girl formerly known as "Baby Doe" several times in the stomach, which led to her death.
"She (the mother) tried to be responsible, but she was on drugs," said Yessiomora Torres, a neighbor. "She talked slurred, she’d come out and smoke a cigarette, her daughter would be crying."
Suffolk County DA Daniel Conley did not offer specifics on Rachelle Bond's involvement, but she may have been involved in the placement of Bella's body on Deer Island.
Conley said more about the evidence against the toddler's mother and her boyfriend will be revealed in court on Monday.
Refs:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mother-of-ma...-arrested/
http://www.wmur.com/news/baby-doe-identi...s/35348916
Massachusetts State Police Col. Richard McKeon said, "83 days after we found this little girl we're at last able to speak for Baby Bella."
"To learn...Baby Doe was not even 3 years old breaks everybody's heart," said Boston Police Commissioner William Evans. He added that "It's a good day that we brought a name to this face but it's a sad day that we lost a young child and we'll never be able to bring her back."
"We hoped against hope that her death was not a crime, the evidence suggests otherwise. This child was murdered," said District Attorney Conley. "She was a true innocent, her very name means beauty."
^ Rachelle Bond, Bella's mother, has been charged with accessory after the fact; her boyfriend Michael McCarthy has been charged with murder.
The mother told police her boyfriend, Michael Patrick McCarthy, punched the girl formerly known as "Baby Doe" several times in the stomach, which led to her death.
"She (the mother) tried to be responsible, but she was on drugs," said Yessiomora Torres, a neighbor. "She talked slurred, she’d come out and smoke a cigarette, her daughter would be crying."
Suffolk County DA Daniel Conley did not offer specifics on Rachelle Bond's involvement, but she may have been involved in the placement of Bella's body on Deer Island.
Conley said more about the evidence against the toddler's mother and her boyfriend will be revealed in court on Monday.
Refs:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mother-of-ma...-arrested/
http://www.wmur.com/news/baby-doe-identi...s/35348916