While Sharon Carrillo’s attorneys contend she falsely confessed to beating her 10-year-old daughter, prosecutors say she’s guilty of participating in or facilitating the abuse that eventually killed Marissa Kennedy.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Defense in mother’s murder trial depicts her as victim of violent, controlling husband
Sharon Carrillo is charged with causing the death of her 10-year-old daughter by participating in months of beatings with her husband, Julio Carrillo, who pleaded guilty to murder.
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Mother describes woman charged with murder as a ‘child in a woman’s body’
Sharon Carrillo’s parents testify that her husband coerced her into telling police that she participated in the beatings that led to the death of her daughter, 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy.
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In her final days, abused 10-year-old said, ‘I feel like I’m dying,’ mother told police
Those are just the latest gut-wrenching details to be presented to jurors in the murder trial of Marissa Kennedy’s mother, Sharon Carrillo.
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Punishments ‘got out of hand’ before 10-year-old girl died, prosecutor tells jurors
Sharon Carrillo, who is being tried on a murder charge in the death of Marissa Kennedy, participated in the killing to which her husband, Julio Carrillo, has pleaded guilty, prosecutors said in opening statements.
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Jury selection set to begin for mother charged with fatally abusing daughter
Sharon Carrillo’s murder trial could start as early as Friday, as the judge hears motions on the display of graphic photos and the abuse Carrillo allegedly suffered at her husband’s hands.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Watchdog report cites problems with N.H. child protection system
Systemic issues include an outdated filing system, strained relationships with other agencies and internal biases among staff members.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Don’t let children be forgotten victims of domestic violence
The long-term affects of witnessing abuse are clear and must be addressed.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Child protective services in Maine still understaffed, undertrained
Two killers are in prison, but the system that could have prevented their abusive acts is still not up to the task.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Child protective services in Maine still understaffed, undertrained
Two killers are in prison, but the system that could have prevented their abusive acts is still not up to the task.