Boston.com is reporting that Neil Entwistle has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of his wife and 9 month-old daughter.
Entwistle, a British ex-patriate, failed to call police and fled to England after supposedly finding the bodies of his wife and baby at the family's home in Hopkinton, MA. Authorities found the bodies under a pile of blankets in the couple's bedroom, shot to death with a gun owned by Rachel Entwistle's father.
In closing arguments on Monday, the defense argued that Rachel killed her daughter before committing suicide. The jury obviously didn't buy it.
In Massachusetts, a first-degree murder charge carries a mandatory life sentence without parole. Entwistle is charged with two counts of first degree murder as well as some firearms charges.
You can read the developing story here.
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Comments: 8
I have no doubt he will get a lesson in prison. Most convicts will forgive you for killing your wife but harm a child and you are fair game.