The mother, the mother’s boyfriend, and the aunt of a 12-year-old girl whose remains were discovered in a container last week in Connecticut are facing charges relating to her murder, police said.

The three appeared in court Tuesday, NBC Connecticut reported.

Among other charges, the mother and her boyfriend are both charged with murder with special circumstances, and the aunt is charged with cruelty to a person under 19 years of age, according to police.

Police found the remains of 12-year-old Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres-Garcia in a plastic storage bin last Wednesday behind 80 Clark St. in New Britain, the Farmington Police Department said in a press release.

Investigators determined Torres-Garcia likely died in the fall of 2024 while her family was living in Farmington. Evidence sugge

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