A teenager who was arrested and charged by Northfield police on August 11 is suspected of carrying out the murders of Kassandra Sweeney and her two children on August 3.
The boy will likely be tried as a juvenile and is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of fabrication of physical evidence.
According to the announcement Thursday by Attorney General John M. Formella, State Police Col. Nathan Noyes and Northfield Police Chief John Raffaelly, Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her two sons, Benjamin and Mason, of 4 and 1 years old, they had been killed in a triple homicide.
Responding to a 911 call for assistance, authorities arrived shortly after 11:30 a.m. last Wednesday and found all three victims dead inside their home.
A bouquet of flowers marks the house where Kassandra Sweeney and her two children were killed on August 3. The NH AG office meanwhile said a minor has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of falsifying physical evidence in connection with her slayings.
The juvenile guidelines, which protect the identity of minors and prohibit the disclosure of any additional information in circumstances affecting them, were given as the justification for why no further information about the teen was made public.
It’s unclear if the Sweeney family knew the boy or had any other information that might have given them the ability to identify him, such as his age.
Suspect in Kassandra Sweeney case could be tried as an adult
New Hampshire Professional Licensed Senior Assistant Geoffrey Ward spoke about the arrest
According to a person connected to the case, the court will ultimately decide whether or not to request that the defendant be tried as an adult on juvenile offences. The officer went on to say that he could not predict whether or not that might happen in this circumstance.
Kassandra Sweeney’s husband, Sean Sweeney, is said to have been involved in the murder.
In response to the rumours, Sean said on Facebook that he was tired of his “name being dragged through the mud”.
The article also thanked Internet users for their “outreach and support.”
A GoFundMe web page has been created in memory of Kassandra and her children.
Kassandra’s cousin launched a GoFundMe website to raise money for her funeral and memorial service.
At the time this paragraph was being prepared, the advertising and marketing effort was funded at $50,000.
