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Judge Weighing Whether to Dismiss Charges Against Ex-Stoughton Officer Matthew Farwell

Summary by Mass Live
BOSTON — A federal judge heard arguments Thursday on a motion to dismiss the charges against a former Stoughton police officer accused of killing a woman he began sexually abusing when she was a teen. Matthew Farwell is accused of killing Sandra Birchmore in her Canton apartment in 2021 to prevent her from revealing to law enforcement that he committed federal crimes, including wire fraud for having sex with Birchmore while on duty, according to…

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NBC Boston broke the news in Boston, United States on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
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