The mother of a 5-year-old New Hampshire boy whose body was found in a makeshift grave in Massachusetts in October 2021 is pleading guilty and will face decades…
The mother of a 5-year-old New Hampshire boy whose body was found in a makeshift grave in Massachusetts in October 2021, days after he was reported missing, is pleading guilty and will face decades in prison.to charges of first-degree murder, second-degree murder and witness tampering.
She filed a noticed Monday in Hillsborough Superior Court that she agreed to plead guilty to the second-degree murder charge, which will carry a sentence of 55 years to life in prison, as well as two counts of witness tampering, which would carry a sentence of 3.5-7 years in prison consecutive to the murder sentence.The New Hampshire Union Leader previously reportedChild welfare officials notified police that the boy was missing Oct. 14, 2021.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Massachusetts determined the boy suffered “facial and scalp injuries, acute fentanyl intoxication, malnourishment and pressure ulcers.” sometime between Sept. 27, 2020, and Sept. 24, 2021. She also is accused of telling two people to lie and say the boy was with them in October and telling a third not to talk to investigators.Joseph Stapf pleaded guilty to charges of manslaughter, second degree assault, falsifying physical evidence and witness tampering Thursday. He was sentenced to 20-40 years at New Hampshire State Prison on the manslaughter charge and two to five years on the other charges.
Elijah's father, Timothy Lewis, gave a victim impact statement at Stapf's sentencing, calling his actions"unforgivable" and questioning how someone could harm a 5-year-old boy. Lewis' grandparents and aunt also gave impact statements via victim advocates.
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