1WORCESTER, MA – A Worcester man convicted of kidnapping, strangling, and attempting to murder a 7-year-old girl in 2017 has been sentenced to up to 30 years in state prison.

Joshua Hubert, 43, was found guilty last month of two counts of attempted murder, one count of strangulation, and one count of kidnapping a child.

He was sentenced Friday to consecutive prison terms totaling 28 to 30 years, followed by four years of probation.

Authorities said Hubert abducted the child after attending a family cookout in August 2017, then strangled her and threw her off an Interstate 290 bridge over Lake Quinsigamond.

Child survived by swimming to shore

The young victim miraculously survived the fall, swam to the Shrewsbury side of the lake, and found help at a nearby home, triggering a multi-ag

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