CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire girl who contends she was compelled to behead a coworker’s corpse after her husband killed him can be launched on parole, a board determined Thursday.
The girl, who agreed to testify towards her husband at his Might 9 trial, has been in jail since she was accused of decapitating Jonathan Amerault, 25, in September 2020. She additionally was accused of wrapping his physique in a tarp and dragging it to a distant space and cleansing Amerault’s automobile.
The girl, who had no prior prison file, pleaded responsible final 12 months to a few counts of falsifying proof in a plea settlement. She was sentenced to three 1/2 to seven years in jail, with two years suspended and credit score given for time served.
“I remorse on daily basis, and I do know that I’ve to reside with what I’ve completed for the remainder of my life,” she instructed the parole board, WMUR-TV reported.
Amerault’s dad and mom opposed parole, urging the board to maintain her in custody till after she has testified.
Her husband is accused of luring Amerault to a park the place the person was overwhelmed, kidnapped after which shot 3 times. The husband can be accused of hiding the physique at a campsite in northern New Hampshire. He faces a number of prices, together with capital homicide.
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The Related Press just isn’t naming the couple as a result of doing so may establish the lady, who mentioned she suffered excessive abuse and was underneath duress on the time of the killing. She instructed authorities her husband repeatedly assaulted her, put a gun in her mouth and choked her till she handed out.
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