Baby Doe

Massachusetts

Baker: New protocols needed to protect kids

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday that the state must update the way it handles investigations into allegations of abuse or neglect of children if it hopes to avoid more cases like the death of 2-year-old Bella Bond, whose body was found on a Boston-area beach in June.

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‘Baby Doe’ mom, boyfriend face charges in toddler’s death

BOSTON (AP) — The mother of a young girl dubbed Baby Doe and identified almost three months after her remains washed up inside a trash bag on a Boston Harbor beach was ordered held on $1 million cash bond Monday, and the mother's boyfriend was denied bail on murder