US EditionMan accused of fatally shooting his sister-in-law and nephews to plead guilty
Eric Sweeney, 19, will enter a naked plea to second-degree murder for killing his sister-in-law and two nephews, ending his trial on first-degree charges, court records show.
- Eric Sweeney, 19, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges for fatally shooting his sister-in-law and two young nephews when he was 16 years old.
- Prosecutors say Sweeney was living with his older brother's family in Northfield when he killed Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her sons, 4-year-old Benjamin and 1-year-old Mason, in August 2022.
- Sweeney faces up to life in prison when sentenced at a later date, and his lawyers had considered raising an insanity defense.
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The two boys played with their mother, while recording and sending the videos to their father.The teenager approached silently and shot the three of them in the head.
Chicago Tribune
Santa Maria TimesBy HOLLY RAMER CONCORD, New Hampshire, USA (AP) — A man from New Hampshire accused of killing his sister-in-law and two young nephews when he was 16 pleaded guilty on Friday on charges of culpable murder, after prosecutors described a gambling morning that became tragic. Eric Sweeney, now 19 years old, had lived with his older brother’s family in Northfield for three years when, according to prosecutors, he fatally shot Kassandra Sweeney, 25, an…
New Hampshire man pleads guilty to fatally shooting his sister-in-law and young nephews
A New Hampshire man accused of killing his sister-in-law and two young nephews when he was 16 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges Friday after prosecutors described a playful morning turned tragic.
Teen pleads guilty to killing sister-in-law and two nephews; sentencing set for Oct. 3
Eric Sweeney pleaded guilty Friday morning to killing his sister-in-law and two young nephews in their Northfield home in August 2022. The 19-year-old will be sentenced on three counts of second-degree murder and one count of falsifying physical evidence on…
New Hampshire man accused of fatally shooting his sister-in-law and nephews pleads guilty - Boston News, Weather, Sports
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man accused of killing his sister-in-law and two young nephews when he was 16 pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder charges. Eric Sweeney, now 19, had been living with his older brother’s family in Northfield for several years when prosecutors say he fatally shot Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her sons, 4-year-old Benjamin and 1-year-old Mason, in August 2022. He was scheduled to go on trial on first-degr…
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