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Tuesday 27 June 2017
Man convicted of 2nd-degree murder in killing of Baby Doe

BOSTON (AP) — A man generated image of the girl in a closet to discipline thy leaning over her and to anyone. She claimed
was convicted Monday girl was shared by millions her. He said McCarthy had punching her. She said she McCarthy threatened to
of murder in the death of of people on social me- been obsessed with the oc- saw McCarthy punch her in kill her. The defense also
a 2-year-old girl who be- dia after she was dubbed cult for years. “By the time the abdomen so hard she said prosecutors “made a
came known as Baby Doe Baby Doe by authorities try- of her death every adult bounced off the mattress. deal with the devil” in of-
after her remains washed ing to determine her iden- in her life was distracted “He said it was her time to fering Bond time-served in
up on the shore of a Boston tity.The trial included testi- from her care and well- die, she was a demon,” exchange for her testimony
Harbor island. mony about the girl’s short being by drug addiction,” Bond said. McCarthy’s against McCarthy.
Michael McCarthy was and tragic life. Bond and Conley said. Bond testified lawyer aggressively cross- But Conley said Bond’s testi-
charged in the 2015 killing McCarthy were heroin ad- that on the night Bella died, examined Bond about why mony was supported by in-
of Bella Bond, his girlfriend’s dicts. A friend testified that she walked into the girl’s she didn’t call police or re- dependent evidence that
daughter. A computer- McCarthy would lock the bedroom and saw McCar- port her daughter’s death she did not know about.q

Pharmacy boss blamed for meningitis outbreak gets 9 years

By DENISE LAVOIE called clean rooms had been
AP Legal Affairs Writer disinfected, prosecutors said.
BOSTON (AP) — The co-own- After the outbreak, regula-
er of a pharmacy deemed re- tors found multiple potential
sponsible for the deaths of 76 sources of contamination,
people in a national meningi- including standing water and
tis outbreak tearfully apolo- mold and bacteria in the air
gized to the victims on Mon- and on workers’ gloved fin-
day and was sentenced to gertips.
nine years in prison, far less Cadden’s lawyer, Bruce Sin-
than the victims had wanted. gal, told the jury Cadden
“I’m sorry for your extraor- was not responsible for the
dinary losses,” Barry Cadden deaths and pointed the finger
said, wiping his eyes. at Glenn Chin, a supervisory
A dozen victims who were pharmacist who ran the clean
sickened or lost loved ones rooms where drugs were
asked the judge to give Cad- made.
den the harshest penalty Chin has pleaded not guilty
allowed under the law for and is scheduled to go on trial
the deadly 2012 nationwide Barry Cadden, president of the New England Compounding Center, along with members of his in September.
fungal meningitis outbreak, legal team, arrive at the federal courthouse for sentencing Monday, June 26, 2017, in Boston. A NECC filed for bankruptcy af-
which sickened hundreds of verdict of guilty on charges of mail fraud, racketeering conspiracy and racketeering had been ter getting hit with hundreds
people. reached on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 in the case of a fungal meningitis outbreak from tainted of lawsuits.
Penny Laperriere, whose hus- steroids manufactured by Cadden’s pharmacy which killed dozens and sickened hundreds of NECC and several related
people in 2012.
band died after receiving a (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) companies reached a $200
contaminated steroid shot, million settlement with vic-
said Cadden destroyed her family.NECC used expired in- gredients and falsified logs to make it look as if the so- tims and their families.q

Arkansas inmate on lam for 32 years visiting mom when caught

By TAFI MUKUNYADZI arrested Sunday at a home Jones said she came into cided to go to police with cording to the department.
Associated Press in Springdale in northwest contact with her son about the information. His original release date
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas by local law en- six months after he es- State police spokesman Bill was scheduled for June
The mother of an Arkansas forcement and state troop- caped from prison. Sadler said there is an on- 1991.
prison escapee who had ers, according to the state Dishman is not married and going criminal investigation There are currently four es-
been on the run for more Department of Correction. has no children, according of Dishman’s escape and capees still on the run from
than three decades said Shirley Jones told The As- to Jones. anything that may have various Arkansas prisons.
she has been in contact sociated Press on Monday Authorities would not say happened subsequent to Their offenses include flee-
with her son since soon af- that her son has been liv- who provided Dishman’s it. ing, possession of a con-
ter his escape and that he ing in southern Arkansas, location, whether that per- Dishman was sentenced in trolled substance, theft of
was visiting her when he but would not say exactly son has stayed in touch December 1984 and would property and theft by re-
was arrested. where Dishman had been with Dishman since they first have been eligible for pa- ceiving. q
Steven Dishman, 60, was been living or for how long. met or why the person de- role in December 1987, ac-