09-21-2015, 11:55 AM
Arraignment
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^ Rachelle Bond and Michael McCarthy were arraigned this morning.
Prosecutor David Deakin said in late-May, McCarthy went into Bella’s room because she was “unruly,” and did not want to go to sleep. A short time later, Rachelle Bond went into the room and saw that her daughter was unresponsive, Deakin said.
“She found Mr. McCarthy standing over Bella, who was on a bed and the mattress was on the floor, standing over Bella with his hand near her abdomen. When Miss. Bond looked at Bella, her head was swollen, and her face was gray,” Deakin said. “She asked Mr. McCarthy what he had done, he did not tell her but said, ‘She was a demon, and it was her time to die.’”
Deakin said McCarthy believed the child was possessed by demons, and had on previous occasions locked the girl in a closet.
The tip that led to the arrests came from a friend of McCarthy's who asked were Bella was after he saw the composite image of unidentified dead girl. The tipster said that McCarthy had been abusive to the girl in the past. McCarthy told the tipster that CPS (who had been called to the house twice before) had taken Bella, but the tipster was suspicious and called police.
Deakin said McCarthy and Bond shot up heroin and became intoxicated “for a period of several days,” before removing her body from the refrigerator and dumping it in the water. Her body was later found June 25 on Deer Island.
As the details of the alleged murder were disclosed, Megan Fewtrell, who said she was Bella’s godmother, erupted in anger and was led out of the courtroom.“I hope you rot in hell, you demon. I hope you (expletive) rot in hell,” she said.
McCarthy was held without bail, and Rachelle Bond was held on $1 million bail. They are due back in court Oct. 20.
^ Rachelle Bond and Michael McCarthy were arraigned this morning.
Prosecutor David Deakin said in late-May, McCarthy went into Bella’s room because she was “unruly,” and did not want to go to sleep. A short time later, Rachelle Bond went into the room and saw that her daughter was unresponsive, Deakin said.
“She found Mr. McCarthy standing over Bella, who was on a bed and the mattress was on the floor, standing over Bella with his hand near her abdomen. When Miss. Bond looked at Bella, her head was swollen, and her face was gray,” Deakin said. “She asked Mr. McCarthy what he had done, he did not tell her but said, ‘She was a demon, and it was her time to die.’”
Deakin said McCarthy believed the child was possessed by demons, and had on previous occasions locked the girl in a closet.
The tip that led to the arrests came from a friend of McCarthy's who asked were Bella was after he saw the composite image of unidentified dead girl. The tipster said that McCarthy had been abusive to the girl in the past. McCarthy told the tipster that CPS (who had been called to the house twice before) had taken Bella, but the tipster was suspicious and called police.
Deakin said McCarthy and Bond shot up heroin and became intoxicated “for a period of several days,” before removing her body from the refrigerator and dumping it in the water. Her body was later found June 25 on Deer Island.
As the details of the alleged murder were disclosed, Megan Fewtrell, who said she was Bella’s godmother, erupted in anger and was led out of the courtroom.“I hope you rot in hell, you demon. I hope you (expletive) rot in hell,” she said.
McCarthy was held without bail, and Rachelle Bond was held on $1 million bail. They are due back in court Oct. 20.