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Authorities have identified a little girl known as “Baby Doe” whose body was found in a trash bag on a Boston beach three months ago, and her mother and mother’s boyfriend will be charged in her death, officials said Friday.
The girl’s name was Bella Bond, officials said. She was just 2 1/2 years old, the prosecutor said.
Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said the mother’s boyfriend, Michael Patrick McCarthy will be charged with Bella’s murder. The child’s mother, Rachelle Bond, has been arrested for allegedly being an accessory after the fact. “This child, whose very name means beauty, was…
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