New Haven man who allegedly murdered his child's mother pleads guilty, state officials say

A 29-year-old New Haven man who allegedly killed the mother of his child in a 2021 shooting pleaded guilty to murder Thursday, according to state o...

December 2, 2022
6:38 AM

A 29-year-old New Haven man who allegedly killed the mother of his child in a 2021 shooting pleaded guilty to murder Thursday, according to state officials.Christian Abraham/Hearst Connecticut MediaNEW HAVEN — A man accused of killing the mother of his child in a 2021 shooting pleaded guilty in state Superior Court in New Haven to a related offense Thursday, according to the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice. Rashod Newton, now 29, of New Haven, fatally shot Alessia Mesquita, 28, of New Haven, in the city's Fair Haven Heights neighborhood around 9:19 a.

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