Federal prosecutors said Tuesday they won’t seek the death penalty against former Stoughton, Massachusetts police officer Matthew Farwell, who is charged with killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn child.
The 23-year-old Birchmore was pregnant when she died in 2021 inside her Canton apartment. Her death was initially ruled a suicide.
The judge in the case had set a Jan. 20, 2026 deadline for the government to decide whether it would seek the death penalty. A court filing from U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Leah Foley attributed the decision to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi…