Michael McCarthy was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of 2-year-old Bella Bond, whose unidentified remains were found in a trash bag two years ago near Boston.
Michael McCarthy is the boyfriend of Rachelle Bond, the mother of a girl found dead in Massachusetts in June 2015. (Credit:Suffolk DA Office)
Suffolk County prosecutors argued McCarthy, the then-boyfriend of the girl’s mother Rachelle Bond, killed Bella and then put her body in a trash bag and dumped it into the water. McCarthy’s defense attorneys said the charge was largely based on the word of Rachelle Bond, a “scheming, manipulative woman” who lied about her daughter’s death to cover up her own responsibility.
Rachelle Bond has pleaded guilty to charges including being an accessory after the fact to murder. As part of a deal with prosecutors, she testified during the trial and will be sentenced to probation.
Check back for updates on this developing story.
Rachelle and Bella Bond are shown in a photo from Facebook distributed by CNN.
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