manslaughter

The man accused of manslaughter in the death of his baby daughter in 2021 pleaded not guilty in court on Friday. Anthony Decosta, 36, was indicted this week by a grand jury in Norfolk County over the death of his daughter, Francesca, and arrested Tuesday evening, according to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office and Norwood police. Decosta shook his head…

A man has been arrested on a manslaughter charge in the 2021 death of his 5-month-old daughter in Norwood, Massachusetts, officials said Wednesday. Anthony Decosta, 36, was indicted by a grand jury in Norfolk County over the death of his daughter, Francesca, and arrested Tuesday evening, according to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office and Norwood police. He’s due in court…

A Massachusetts woman who abandoned her newborn daughter to die in a gravel pit in northern Maine on a cold winter day in 1985 has been sentenced to six years in prison. Lee Ann Daigle, of Lowell, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to manslaughter after DNA evidence helped police solve the decades-old crime. The baby’s body was discovered after a dog found…

A man has pleaded guilty to opening fire on a gathering in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in May 2020, killing one person and wounded two more, authorities said Wednesday. After his guilty plea in Lawrence Superior Court Wednesday, Hector Baez was sentenced to 22 to 26 years in prison, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. The 25-year-old from Lawrence admitted…