Maine State Police Arrest Milford Man in Infant Daughter’s Death
State officials said an autopsy found hypothermia caused the infant’s death after a monthslong investigation into alleged child neglect.
- Maine State Police arrested 37-year-old Shane McLaughlin on Wednesday, charging him with manslaughter and three counts of child endangerment in the death of his 13-month-old daughter, Eleanora Ray McLaughlin, who died Dec. 28, 2025.
- The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner initially ruled Eleanora's death an accident caused by hypothermia, but a monthslong investigation led authorities to pursue criminal charges against McLaughlin.
- Erika Dupuis, the child's mother, told News Center Maine in April that she was "angry and upset" that McLaughlin had not been charged, citing prior reports of unsafe living conditions including no running water.
- McLaughlin is being held at the Penobscot County Jail in Bangor, with the Maine Attorney General's Office prosecuting the case and an initial court appearance expected Friday.
- State Sen. Jeff Timberlake and other lawmakers have questioned why the Maine Department of Health and Human Services did not remove the children despite prior safety investigations of the home.
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Dad whose 13-month-old daughter died in freezing room charged with manslaughter
Shane McLaughlin, 37, was hit with charges including manslaughter after little Eleanora Ray McLaughlin was revealed to have died of hypothermia by the medical examiner, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety.
Maine Dad Arrested After Daughter, 1, Froze to Death in Room With Single Space Heater
A father in Maine was arrested following the death of his 13-month-old daughter after she froze to death in a room with only one space heater. Shane McLaughlin was taken into custody on Wednesday, October 28, and was charged with one count of manslaughter and three counts of child endangerment in connection to the death of his daughter, Eleanora, in December 2025. The Maine State Police said in a press release that Eleanora was found dead…
A 37-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday (28), in the state of Maine, in the United States, nearly ten months after the death of his daughter, Eleanora McLaughlin, 13 months old, found dead at home. Shane McLaughlin was charged with manslaughter and three charges of endangering a child, according to Maine State Police. Read: Two students are found dead in the mountains in the United States after 48 hours of searching Learn more: Collision bet…
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