NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts man has been arraigned on a murder charge in connection with the death nearly four years ago of a 10-year-old boy.
Prosecutors say 30-year-old Christopher Vinsant, of Athol, was ordered held without bail at his arraignment Monday in Hampshire Superior Court in connection with the July 2013 death of Isaiah Buckner.
Authorities say Isaiah was in Vinsant’s care when he was taken to the hospital with what prosecutors call abdominal trauma. He later died.
Prosecutors did not immediately disclose the relationship between Vinsant and the boy.
Vinsant was indicted on Friday. It could not immediately be determined if he has a lawyer.
A pre-trial hearing was scheduled for Sept. 8. Vinsant also faces a charge of assault and battery on a child causing serious bodily injury.
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