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Child Arrested in Sweeney Family Deaths – NBC Boston

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Post date August 11, 2022
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A child has been charged with murdering a mother and her two young children found shot to death in Northfield, New Hampshire, last week, authorities said.

The arrest was announced Thursday by New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella, State Police Colonel Nathan Noyes and Northfield Police Chief John Raffaelly. They didn’t share the suspect’s name, age or other identifying information, citing legal restrictions on sharing information on children charged with crimes.

Asked about the case, New Hampshire Senior Assistant Attorney General Geoffrey Ward emphasized that his office was bound not to share more details. He didn’t say whether the suspect was known to the family or whether searches in different New Hampshire towns turned up any evidence.

He reiterated investigators’ previous statement that they believe they’ve identified everyone involved in the killing.

Police found the bodies of 25-year-old Kassandra Sweeney and her two sons, 4-year-old Benjamin Sweeney and 1-year-old Mason Sweeney, in their Northfield home on the morning of Aug. 3 while responding to a 911 call . Each died of a single gunshot wound, autopsies found.

Law enforcement searched for evidence in the case on Saturday in Northfield and Tilton, and again on Wednesday near Interstate 93 in Concord, Canterbury and Tilton, but didn’t immediately say if they discovered any evidence related to the case.

The investigation into the killing of a mother and her two young sons in Northfield, New Hampshire had officers searching off I-93 Wednesday.

As the investigation continued, rumors spread in Northfield, a town of fewer than 5,000 residents north of Concord and southwest of the Lakes Region.

“Every other customer is coming in saying something about the gun and who did it,” Barbara Moulton, who works at a local convenience store, told NBC10 Boston.

“The first three or four days people were really scared, like, ‘Oh no, who was it?'” she added.

A funeral was planned for Kassandra Sweeney Saturday in Concord.

Senior Assistant Attorney General Geoff Ward said last week that the attorney general’s office had been in contact with the children’s father, Sean Sweeney, and he has been “very cooperative and helpful in this investigation.” He said the attorney general’s victim witness advocate is working with him and his family of him.

“The search activity poses no danger to the public and will consist of a search for physical information,” the attorney general’s office said in a statement.

“He is obviously beyond devastated as a result of these crimes,” Ward said.

Sweeney spoke about the case for the first time in a Facebook post Sunday morning.

“I wanted to thank everyone for the outreach and support, while things will never be ‘normal’ again my body finally shut down and let me get some sleep last night and I woke up feeling as ‘normal’ as possible,” he wrote.

Sweeney said he is “unable to confirm anything as to what happened and who is responsible” and called his wife Kassandra “the most amazing, caring, sweetest all around good person that anyone could ever meet,” while adding that she loved their children very much.

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Juvenile arrested, charged in Northfield shooting deaths

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Post date August 11, 2022
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A juvenile has been arrested and charged with murder in the deaths of a Northfield woman and her two sons. The juvenile has been charged in the juvenile system with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of falsifying physical evidence in connection with the Aug 3 shooting deaths of Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her sons Benjamin Sweeney, 4, and Mason Sweeney, 1, in Northfield.The suspect’s identity has not been released because the suspect is a juvenile.Investigators said the bodies of Kassandra, Benjamin and Mason Sweeney was found in their home at 56 Wethersfield Drive on Aug. 3 by police responding to a 911 call. Autopsies determined that each died of a single gunshot wound. There was no word of a possible motive. Officials said that because the suspect is a juvenile, the law prevents them from releasing any other details.

NORTHFIELD, NH—

A juvenile has been arrested and charged with murder in the deaths of a Northfield woman and her two sons.

The juvenile has been charged in the juvenile system with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of falsifying physical evidence in connection with the Aug. 3 shooting deaths of Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her sons Benjamin Sweeney, 4, and Mason Sweeney , 1, in Northfield.

The suspect’s identity has not been released because the suspect is a juvenile.

Investigators said the bodies of Kassandra, Benjamin and Mason Sweeney were found in their home at 56 Wethersfield Drive on Aug. 3 by police responding to a 911 call. Autopsies determined that each died of a single gunshot wound.

There was no word of a possible reason. Officials said that because the suspect is a juvenile, the law prevents them from releasing any other details.

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Northfield, New Hampshire homicides: New evidence search underway

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Post date August 10, 2022
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JEANNE, CREWS HAVE BEEN SEARCHING UP AND DOWN 93 ALL MORNING. TRAFFIC HAS NOT BEEN IMPACTED BY THE SEARCH AND CREWS ARE MOVING PRETTY QUICKLY. AND BEHIND US, YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE SOME STATE POLICE AND FISH AND GAME K-9 UNITS OUT HERE RIGHT NOW. ALL OF THIS, OF COURSE, IN CONNECTION WITH LAST WEEK’S TRIPLE HOMICIDE IN NORTHFIELD. CREWS ARE FOCUSING ON THE AREA BETWEEN EXITS 17 AND 20 IN CONCORD, CANTERBURY, IN TILTON. IT WAS ONE WEEK AGO TODAY THAT THE BODIES OF 25 YEAR OLD CASSANDRA, FOUR YEAR OLD BENJAMIN AND ONE YEAR OLD MASON SWEENEY WERE FOUND INSIDE THEIR HOME ON THE DRIVE. ALL THREE HAD BEEN SHOT. CREWS HAVE BEEN SEARCHING SEVERAL AREAS SINCE LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE. LAST WEEKEND THEY WERE SEARCHING NEAR THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE BODIES WERE FOUND. AND NEWS 9 HAS LEARNED THAT A STATE POLICE HELICOPTER HAS ALSO BEEN INVOLVED. BUT INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT COMMENTED ON WHAT, IF ANYTHING, HAS BEEN RECOVERED. AND AS OF TODAY, THERE STILL HAVEN’T BEEN ANY ARRESTS IN THIS CASE. HOPEFULLY, TODAY’S SEARCH WILL BRING US SOME ANSWERS. FOR NOW, WE’

Investigators conducting new search for physical evidence in Northfield triple-homicide case

Mother, two young sons killed in home

A new search is being conducted Wednesday in connection with the killings of a mother and her two young children in Northfield. The search in the area of Interstate 93 between Exits 17 and 20 in Concord, Canterbury and Tilton is for physical evidence in connection with the investigation into the shooting deaths of Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her two sons, Benjamin Sweeney, 4, and Mason Sweeney, 1. Their bodies were discovered one week ago at their home on Wethersfield Drive in Northfield. Investigators said each died of a single gunshot wound.>> GoFundMe launched for funeral expenses Officials with the New Hampshire attorney general’s office said the search is not the result of new information in the case. Drivers are asked to follow all road signage in the area and give investigators the “appropriate space to complete their work.” A WMUR crew at the scene noticed that traffic was not being impacted by the search. New Hampshire State Police and New Hampshire Fish and Game K-9 units assisted in the search Wednesday. Another search was conducted over the weekend in the neighborhood near where the bodies were found. WMUR has also learned a state police helicopter has been involved in the ongoing evidence search. Investigators have not commented on what, if anything, has been recovered. In the wake of the killings, officials said there was no danger to the public, but they have not made an arrest in the case. They have only said that all parties involved have been accounted for. Previous coverage of this case: Father, husband of Northfield shooting victims speaks out on social media Authorities searching for evidence in connection to Northfield triple homicide investigation Officials say they believe they know everyone involved in Northfield homicides Crisis help offered to first responders called to scene of Northfield deaths Woman, 2 sons found shot, killed in Northfield home, attorney general says

CONCORD, NH—

A new search is being conducted Wednesday in connection with the killings of a mother and her two young children in Northfield.

The search in the area of Interstate 93 between Exits 17 and 20 in Concord, Canterbury and Tilton is for physical evidence in connection with the investigation into the shooting deaths of Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her two sons, Benjamin Sweeney, 4, and Mason Sweney, 1.

Their bodies were discovered one week ago at their home on Wethersfield Drive in Northfield. Investigators said each died of a single gunshot wound.

>> GoFundMe launched for funeral expenses

Officials with the New Hampshire attorney general’s office said the search is not the result of new information in the case.

Drivers are asked to follow all road signage in the area and give investigators the “appropriate space to complete their work.” A WMUR crew at the scene noticed that traffic was not being impacted by the search.

New Hampshire State Police and New Hampshire Fish and Game K-9 units assisted in the search Wednesday.

Another search was conducted over the weekend in the neighborhood near where the bodies were found. WMUR has also learned a state police helicopter has been involved in the ongoing evidence search.

Investigators have not commented on what, if anything, has been recovered.

In the wake of the killings, officials said there was no danger to the public, but they have not made an arrest in the case. They have only said that all parties involved have been accounted for.

Previous coverage of this case:

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Patients getting stuck at transitional accommodation for an average of six months, report finds

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Post date August 9, 2022
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A review into transitional accommodation for people with disabilities who have been discharged from hospital has found some people are getting stuck at facilities almost permanently, amid reports from patients that they are receiving substandard care.

The State Government ordered a review of the Transition to Home facilities after multiple complaints, including the case of a man known as “Mr D” who was found by ambulance staff in squalid conditions with an infected wound.

Mr D was at a Hampstead facility that has since closed, but the remaining Transition to Home programs at The Repat and St Margaret’s Rehabilitation Hospital have also come under fire for a lack of care, with allegations clients have been left to soil themselves in their wheelchairs .

Last week, the ABC revealed multiple complaints from patients at the Repat Health Precinct, including allegations that patients were being left in their own faeces and had been given the incorrect doses of medication.

Originally designed to help NDIS clients stuck in hospital waiting for support to return home or to permanent accommodation, the independent report has found clients were being referred to the service without a discharge pathway, “resulting in clients being admitted whose length of stay in T2H will most likely to be static, long stay or permanent.”

A green and white ambulance with a blurred street behind it — A man known as Mr D was found by ambulance staff in squalid conditions with an infected wound.(ABC News: Che Chorley)

It found while the expected length of stay in a T2H facility was 90 days, the average length of stay was 207 days. As of June this year the longest stay was 536 days.

Staff and clients told the reviewers that in some cases clients were waiting on simple home modifications, but NDIS requirements to get three quotes, combined with the post COVID-19 market was leading to delays.

Major facility misunderstanding

The report found the centers were designed to operate as step-down facilities, but there were frequent misunderstandings with clients who expect ongoing hospital-level care, a situation exacerbated by their location in a hospital setting.

While both facilities were supposed to be a home-like environment, the report found they had significant limitations including shared rooms with just curtains to separate clients, a lack of storage, limited access to outdoor areas and a lack of amenities like kitchen and laundry facilities. .

The exterior of the Daw Park Repatriation Hospital's frontage — The “Robust Unit” at The Repat was singled out for particular criticism.(ABC News: Isabel Dayman)

The so-called “Robust Unit” at The Repat was singled out.

“The new Robust Units … are stark and confronting, and the current bright white color and fit out are unlikely to contribute to calming a person with challenging behaviour,” the report found.

It found St Margaret’s “arrangements are of a much higher standard, although a number of shared rooms impact client privacy and dignity”.

The facilities have already been subject to multiple investigations, including internal audits and an inquiry by the Health and Community Services Complaints Commissioner.

But the latest report said, “it became evident during the review that corrective actions by management in response to key reports and investigations lack appropriate timeliness and effective resolution of the gaps and risks that were identified.”

That includes a recommendation for a new role of Health Monitor, which still has not been filled because, “the position was advertised and candidates shortlisted, but they then withdrew.”

Instead, the Director of Nursing is overseeing the role, making weekly visits to the facilities.

Previous reports also recommended clients whose hygiene needs could not be met in the T2H centers should be transferred to a more appropriate facility, but the latest review found no evidence that was happening.

It found that intake assessments were often incomplete and inconsistent, risk assessments of clients were incomplete and in some cases clients who do not meet the eligibility criteria were still being admitted.

SA Minister for Human Services Nat Cook says she had long concerns about this issue.(ABCNews)

The state government it said was introducing new intake and referral forms, carrying out both scheduled and ‘spot check’ audits and introducing clearer terms of engagement with NDIS workers who support residents in the facilities.

Human Services Minister Nat Cook said she’s long had concerns about the T2H facilities.

“Complaints brought to my attention before and after coming to government showed we need to do better,” she said.

“I’m confident that the actions we’re taking to address the review’s findings will better support staff to provide a consistent quality service.”

Ms Cook said she was working towards a future where NDIS clients could leave hospital directly into their own homes.

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Father, husband of shooting victims speaks out on social media

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Post date August 9, 2022
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MESSAGE. JAYME SHAWN SWEENEY TOOK TO FACEBOOK SAYING THAT HE’S THINKING EVERYONE FOR OUTREACH AND SUPPORT. HE SAYS HIS NAME IS BEING DRAGGED THROUGH THE MUD. HE ALSO SAYS HE’S UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHAT HAPPENED RIGHT NOW, THE FACEBOOK POST POST SAYS, QUOTE, WHILE THINGS WILL NEVER BE NORMAL AGAIN, MY BODY FINALLY SHUT DOWN AND LET ME GET SOME SLEEP LAST NIGHT. AND I WOKE UP FEELING AS NORMAL AS POSSIBLE. IT CONTINUES TO SAY MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE WAS THE MOST AMAZING CARING, SWEETEST, ALL AROUND GOOD PERSON THAT ANYONE COULD EVER MEET AND JUST HOW MUCH SHE LOVED OUR BOYS. IT IS OUR JOB TO KEEP THEIR MEMORIES ALIVE. LAW ENFORCEMENT SEARCHED AREAS UNTIL TEN IN NORTHFIELD SAURDAY, ASKING THE PUBLIC TO STAY AWAY. THEY SAY THE WAS FOR PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AND WAS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION NOT. THE RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION. OFFICIALS SAY THERE’S NO DANGER TO THE PUBLIC, BUT THEY HAVE NOT MADE AN ARREST IN THIS CASE. THEY JUST SAY ALL PARTIES ARE

Father, husband of Northfield shooting victims speaks out on social media

Sean Sweeney says he can’t talk about case

A man whose wife and two sons were found dead last week has released a statement thanking people for their support and noting that he can’t say anything about the case. The bodies of Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her two sons, Benjamin Sweeney, 4, and Mason Sweeney, 1, were discovered Wednesday at their home on Wethersfield Drive in Northfield. Investigators said each died of a single gunshot wound. Kassandra Sweeney’s husband, Sean Sweeney, posted on Facebook that he can’t yet talk about the case. “While things will never be ‘normal’ again, my body finally shut down and let me post get some sleep last night … and I woke up feeling as ‘normal’ as possible,” he.He mentioned that his name has been dragged through the mud, but much of the post was focused on his wife and sons.”My beautiful wife was the most amazing, caring, sweetest, all-around good person that anyone could ever meet … and just how much she loved our boys,” he wrote. “It is our job now to keep their memories alive.” Law enforcement officers on Saturday searched areas in Tilton and Northfield, asking the public to stay away. They said the search was for physical evidence and was part of the investigation, not the result of new information. Officials said there’s no danger to the public, but they have not made an arrest in the case. They have only said that all parties involved have been accounted for.

CONCORD, NH—

A man whose wife and two sons were found dead last week has released a statement thanking people for their support and noting that he can’t say anything about the case.

The bodies of Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her two sons, Benjamin Sweeney, 4, and Mason Sweeney, 1, were discovered Wednesday at their home on Wethersfield Drive in Northfield. Investigators said each died of a single gunshot wound.

Kassandra Sweeney’s husband, Sean Sweeney, posted on Facebook that he can’t yet talk about the case.

“While things will never be ‘normal’ again, my body finally shut down and let me post get some sleep last night … and I woke up feeling as ‘normal’ as possible,” he said.

He mentioned that his name has been dragged through the mud, but much of the post was focused on his wife and sons.

“My beautiful wife was the most amazing, caring, sweetest, all-around good person that anyone could ever meet … and just how much she loved our boys,” he wrote. “It is our job now to keep their memories alive.”

Law enforcement officers on Saturday searched areas in Tilton and Northfield, asking the public to stay away. They said the search was for physical evidence and was part of the investigation, not the result of new information.

Officials said there’s no danger to the public, but they have not made an arrest in the case. They have only said that all parties involved have been accounted for.

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Northfield, New Hampshire homicides: New search underground

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Post date August 6, 2022
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Law enforcement will be searching areas in Tilton and Northfield on Saturday in connection to the ongoing investigation into the triple homicide of a mother and her two sons. Officials said Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her two sons, Benjamin Sweeney, 4, and Mason Sweeney , 1, each died of a single gunshot wound. Autopsies by the chief medical examiner revealed that the manner of each death was homicide. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said New Hampshire State Police and other law enforcement agencies will be in Tilton and Northfield in the areas of Shaker Road, Laconia Road, Wethersfield Road , Tilton Road, and the ramp areas entering I-93. The search is for physical evidence and is part of the investigation and not the result of new information in the case. The search poses no danger to the public, the Attorney General’s Office said. Officials asked the public to stay off properties of the search area, allow investigators to complete their work and for the public to respect the privacy of residents in the area. The bodies of Sweeney and her sons de ella were discovered Wednesday at their home de ella on Wethersfield Drive. Senior Assistant Attorney General Geoffrey Ward stressed that officials believe there is no danger to the public and the killings were not the result of a random event. Ward said that while officials believe all parties have been identified in the case, “I have not said we know who did it.” He said no arrests have been made in the case, and no one has been charged. Sources told News 9 that Northfield and state police were called to the address just before 11:30 am Wednesday after someone reported that several people might have been injured. When officers arrived, they found the bodies of Sweeney and her two sons of her. A silver Ford F-150 was taken away on a flatbed truck Thursday morning, but there was no word as to why it was removed. K-9 units were also seen going in and out of the home, and officers began searching a wooded area near the home later in the day. Ward said the investigation is active and ongoing. A GoFundMe was launched for the family to help with funeral expenses.

NORTHFIELD, NH—

Law enforcement will be searching areas in Tilton and Northfield on Saturday in connection to the ongoing investigation into the triple homicide of a mother and her two sons.

Officials said Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her two sons, Benjamin Sweeney, 4, and Mason Sweeney, 1, each died of a single gunshot wound. Autopsies by the chief medical examiner revealed that the manner of each death was homicide.

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said New Hampshire State Police and other law enforcement agencies will be in Tilton and Northfield in the areas of Shaker Road, Laconia Road, Wethersfield Road, Tilton Road, and the ramp areas entering I-93.

The search is for physical evidence and is part of the investigation and not the result of new information in the case. The search poses no danger to the public, the Attorney General’s Office said.

Officials asked the public to stay off properties of the search area, allow investigators to complete their work and for the public to respect the privacy of residents in the area.

The bodies of Sweeney and her sons were discovered Wednesday at their home on Wethersfield Drive.

Senior Assistant Attorney General Geoffrey Ward stressed that officials believe there is no danger to the public and the killings were not the result of a random event.

Ward said that while officials believe all parties have been identified in the case, “I have not said we know who did it.”

He said no arrests have been made in the case, and no one has been charged.

Sources told News 9 that Northfield and state police were called to the address just before 11:30 am Wednesday after someone reported that several people might have been injured. When officers arrived, they found the bodies of Sweeney and her two sons of her.

A silver Ford F-150 was taken away on a flatbed truck Thursday morning, but there was no word as to why it was removed.

K-9 units were also seen going in and out of the home, and officers began searching a wooded area near the home later in the day.

Ward said the investigation is active and ongoing.

A GoFundMe was launched for the family to help with funeral expenses.

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Northfield, New Hampshire homicides: New search underground

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Post date August 6, 2022
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