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A heartbreaking replace to the case of lacking woman Concord Montgomery…
In case you want a refresher, in late 2019 the then 5-year-old was final seen within the metropolis of Manchester, New Hampshire. She wouldn’t be reported lacking till 2 years later in December 2021. A sequence of administrative errors involving state funds for Concord to her delivery mother and father — Adam Montgomery and his estranged spouse Kayla Montgomery — made it so police weren’t conscious till it was too late till it was too late.
Each mother and father had been arrested early this yr, however on fraud costs unrelated to Concord’s disappearance. Legislation enforcement raided the house by which they as soon as resided in June — eradicating most notably a fridge — which former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer informed The Solar the identical month is normally a transfer to “keep organic proof”:
“In the event that they discovered a physique or physique components in a freeze, legislation enforcement would need to keep the extent of decomposition. I’ve a extremely creepy feeling about this. It’s not good.”
So terrible…
And now it could appear there’s lastly a solution to the world’s query: what occurred to the little woman? Lawyer Common John M. Formella introduced in a press convention on Monday that Adam has been arrested and charged with the homicide of his daughter. Authorities imagine the 32-year-old punched Concord within the head with a closed fist repeatedly, beating her to dying “on or about December 7, 2019”. He alleged within the convention Adam “purposely altered, destroyed, hid or eliminated” his daughter’s physique someday between December 2019 and March 2020.
Simply sickening. The very last thing anybody needed to listen to…
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Based on authorized paperwork by the Massachusetts Division of Youngsters and Households, the woman was bounced between her mom’s care and the division for many of her life. She was formally positioned in custody of her father in 2019, despite the fact that his brother just lately revealed Montgomery was bodily abusive to the woman previously — recalling how he “bashed her round the home” in summer season 2019 for inflicting her child brother to cry when she was presupposed to be watching him. He additionally made her stand within the nook for hours and scrub the bathroom with a toothbrush. The choice to put her within the care of her allegedly abusive father would result in the alleged homicide. So unhappy…
The dad is being charged with second diploma homicide, falsifying bodily proof, abuse of corpse, and tampering with witnesses or informants. Unrelated to his daughter’s dying, he’s being charged with felony theft and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He’s anticipated to be arraigned on the costs on Tuesday. Concord’s stays have sadly but to be discovered.
On the finish of the press convention on Monday, AG Formella despatched his condolences to the household:
“At present, I do need to once more categorical my deepest sympathies to Concord’s household, mates and family members. We perceive that at the moment’s information, whereas vital for functions of this investigation, is one more tough second for many who beloved Concord and those that have adopted this case.”
Such a gut-wrenching final result… We had been all hoping she’d be discovered protected…
Our hearts are with Concord’s household and family members proper now. Might she relaxation in peace and be introduced justice.
[Image via Manchester Police Department/YouTube/CBS Boston]