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Brattleboro woman pleads guilty to killing homeless shelter worker with an axe

Zaaina Mahvish-Jammeh faces 35 years to life after admitting she killed shelter social worker Leah Rosin-Pritchard with an axe, court records show.

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A woman accused of killing a Brattleboro homeless shelter coordinator with an axe has pleaded guilty to the grisly crime.

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Homeless shelter axe murderer pleads guilty

A resident of a Brattleboro homeless shelter axed the facility director to death in 2023, she admitted in court this week.

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Former Brattleboro shelter resident pleads guilty to lower murder charge

BRATTLEBORO — A former shelter resident pleaded guilty this week to murdering shelter coordinator Leah Rosin-Pritchard in 2023, according to the Brattleboro Reformer.

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Vt. woman pleads guilty to killing homeless shelter worker in 2023 axe attack

Zaaina Mahvish-Jammeh, 42, admitted to killing Leah Rosin-Prichard with an axe at the at the Morningside House homeless shelter on April 3, 2023.

·Needham, United States
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Brattleboro woman pleads guilty to killing homeless shelter worker with an axe

A woman accused of killing a Brattleboro homeless shelter coordinator with an axe has pleaded guilty to the grisly crime.

·Plattsburgh, United States
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WPTZ broke the news in Plattsburgh, United States on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
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