News

'A sick psychopath': Key witness on McCarthy verdict

BOSTON — The man who connected the dots for police in the murder of 2-year-old Bella Bond says he finally feels some relief now that a man has been convicted for her murder.

Michael Sprinsky was once a close friend of Michael McCarthy and struggled with his own addiction – like McCarthy and Bella’s mother, Rachelle.

“Just relieved with a verdict. It was a long and draining process. I just thank God something happened,” Sprinsky said. “It’s very, very, very hard, but I managed to do the right thing and stay clean in the process and get my life together. Bella saved my life.”

McCarthy was found guilty of second degree murder Monday morning on the fifth day of deliberations for the jury.

MORE: McCarthy to be sentenced Wednesday in Bella Bond murder

“A child was murdered,” Sprinsky said. “Since day one, I have done everything in my power and my sister and my girlfriend, her family everybody, they’ve been supported There’s not going to be a dangerous man on the street able to hurt another child.”

While Sprinsky was the tipster who helped identify Bella and her killer, the case hinged on the testimony of her mother. Rachelle Bond took the stand to tell the jury she saw McCarthy punch her child so hard she bounced off the bed.

After the verdict, Sprinsky painted a dark picture of the man he once called a friend.

“He did a lot of things for me, but he changed, I can’t do anything about that,” he said. “People didn’t realize a lot of things that I know couldn’t have been said. It was all a joke in there. It was all an act. He’s a sick psychotic individual.”

While on the witness stand, Sprinsky recalled times he had spent nights at the couple’s home in Dorchester.

Outside court Monday afternoon, he had anything but kind words for McCarthy, calling him “A sick psychopath who got what he deserved.”

In exchange for her testimony against McCarthy, the District Attorney’s Office recommended Bond be sentenced to time already served – which has been just about two years.

When asked about justice for Rachelle Bond, Sprinsky was indifferent.

“Karma takes care of bad people,” he said. “I don’t care about her.”