McCarthy to be sentenced Wednesday in Bella Bond murder

BOSTON — A Massachusetts man convicted of second-degree murder in the death of a 2-year-old girl who became known as Baby Doe after her remains washed up on a Boston Harbor island will be sentenced Wednesday.

Michael McCarthy faces life imprisonment with the possibility of parole in 15 years. A jury convicted him Monday.

McCarthy was charged in the 2015 killing of Bella Bond, his girlfriend's daughter. A computer-generated image of the girl was shared by millions on social media after she was dubbed Baby Doe by authorities trying to determine her identity.

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Her body was found inside a trash bag on Deer Island in Winthrop in June 2015 by a woman walking a dog.

The jury had been deliberating since June 20.

McCarthy's lawyer said Bella's mother was the real killer.

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Associated Press