A teenage girl detained and charged by Northfield police on August 11 is suspected of carrying out the murders of Kassandra Sweeney and her two sons on August 3.
The child will likely be tried as a minor and is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of fabricating physical evidence.
According to the announcement made Thursday by Attorney General John M. Formella, State Police Col. Nathan Noyes and Northfield Police Chief John Raffaelly, Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her two children Benjamin and Mason, who were 4 and 1 years old, had been killed in a triple homicide.
Responding to a 911 call, authorities arrived just after 11:30 a.m. last Wednesday and found the three victims dead inside their home.
A bouquet of flowers marks the house where Kassandra Sweeney and her two sons were murdered on August 3. The NH AG office said in the meantime that a minor has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of tampering with physical evidence in connection with their murders.
The Juvenile Guidelines, which protect the identity of minors and prohibit the disclosure of any additional information in circumstances relating to them, have been invoked to justify why no other information about the teenager has been made public.
It is uncertain whether the Sweeney family knew the child or had other information that could have allowed them to identify them, such as their age.
Death of Kassandra Sweeney
Suspect in Kassandra Sweeney case could be tried as an adult
New Hampshire regular professional licensed senior assistant Geoffrey Ward discussed the arrest
According to a person connected to the case, the court will ultimately decide whether or not to seek the accused to be tried as an adult for juvenile crimes. The officer went on to say that he was unable to predict whether or not it might happen under these circumstances.
Kassandra Sweeney’s husband, Sean Sweeney, is believed to have been involved in the murder.
Responding to the rumours, Sean said on Facebook that he was tired of seeing his “name dragged through the mud”.
The article also thanked netizens for their “outreach and support”.
A GoFundMe webpage has been created in memory of Kassandra and her children
Kassandra’s cousin started a GoFundMe website to raise money for her memorial service and funeral.
As of this writing, the publicity and marketing effort has $50,000 in funding.
