Westport Man's Life Sentence Vacated in 1996 Death of 3-Year-Old

Westport man's life sentence vacated in 1996 death of 3-year-old

A Westport man is due for a new trial after serving three decades in prison in connection with the death of a three-year-old boy.

Westport Man’s Murder Conviction Overturned After 30 Years in Prison for Girlfriend’s Child’s Death

A Westport, Massachusetts, man who has maintained his innocence for three decades saw his first-degree murder conviction overturned last week.Brian Peixoto was convicted in the 1996 death of three-year-old Christopher Affonso Jr., the son of his then-girlfriend Ami Sneed. He was sentenced to life in

Westport man sees his murder conviction overturned 30 years after death of girlfriend's child

A Westport man has expressed his innocence for 30 years. Last week, he had his guilty verdict overturned. According to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a jury in the Superior Court convicted Brian Peixoto of murder in the first degree of three-year-old Christopher Affonso Jr, his girlfriend’s s