When police first observed the victim at Morton Hospital, shehad a swollen face, a black and blue eye which was swollen shut, and dried blood around her mouth and on her teeth.
A New Bedford man has been sentenced to at least six years in state prison after being convicted of a third illegal firearm offense and witness intimidation.
A Fall River man who raped a pre-pubescent girl on multiple occasions while the victim’s mother was at work has been sentenced 10 to 12 years in state prison.