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Former Stoughton Officer Matthew Farwell Convicted in Killing of Sandra Birchmore and Unborn Child

CBS News reported that a jury found former Stoughton, Massachusetts, police officer Matthew Farwell guilty of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child.

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CBS News reported that a jury has found former Stoughton, Massachusetts, police officer Matthew Farwell "guilty of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child."

According to CBS News, Farwell is a former police officer in Stoughton, Massachusetts, and the verdict concerns the deaths of Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child. The outlet's headline names the case as the killing of Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child, presenting both deaths together as the subject of the verdict.

CBS News described the outcome as a finding by a jury. Its summary did not describe the trial itself. The material available for this account does not say how long deliberations lasted, what evidence was presented, or what charges the jury considered, so those points are not reported here.

CBS News did not state whether a sentence has been imposed or when one might be set. No other outlet's coverage of the verdict was among the materials used for this account, so the details above rest solely on the CBS News report.

The full text of the verdict coverage is available in the CBS News report on the jury verdict.

Sources: CBS News: Matthew Farwell convicted of killing of Sandra Birchmore, unborn child.

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