Mom of 'Baby Doe' says she saw ex-boyfriend kill her
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
The mother of a 2-year-old girl known as "Baby Doe" after her body washed up on a Boston Harbor beach has testified she saw her ex-boyfriend kill the girl.
Rachelle Bond told jurors during his murder trial Friday that Michael McCarthy punched her daughter, Bella, in the abdomen so hard that she bounced off a bed. She said McCarthy later told her: "It was her time to die. She was a demon."
Bond pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact for helping McCarthy dispose of her daughter's body. Her testimony is due to continue Monday.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
McCarthy's lawyer told jurors Bond killed the girl.
A composite image of Bella Bond was shared by millions on social media after her body was found on Deer Island in 2015.