STOUGHTON, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - In Stoughton, a former police officer who is already being charged for murdering a pregnant woman, is now being federally indicted for allegedly causing the death of the victim’s unborn son.

According to charging documents, 39-year-old Mathew Farwell fatally strangled Sandra Birchmore in 2021 to keep her from exposing how he sexually abused her since she was underage.

Farwell allegedly staged the scene to make it look like she committed suicide.

According to this recent indictment, Birchmore was eight to ten weeks pregnant when she died.

The charge of causing the death of an unborn child carries a potential life sentence.

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