A Connecticut male is billed with murder with unique conditions after supposedly defeating his 12-year-old child to fatality with a baseball bat, authorities stated.
Anthony Andrew Esposito Jr., 52, is additionally billed with criminal effort to dedicate murder after supposedly attempting to eliminate his 16-year-old little girl, authorities stated.
The occurrence took place Thursday at a home in Branford. Authorities in Branford recognized the murder target as Anthony P. Esposito.
Esposito Jr. was collared Thursday adhering to a website traffic quit with the help of the Connecticut State Authorities, Branford authorities stated.
Throughout his accusation on Friday in New Place Superior Court, district attorneys stated Esposito Jr. supposedly informed authorities he “extremely” defeat his child since the 12-year-old was being rude.
Anthony Andrew Esposito Jr., in white, shows up in New Place Superior Court in New Place, Connecticut, Might 2, 2025.
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He is additionally implicated of pressing his teen little girl down the staircases and supposedly confessed to authorities that if he had the ability to obtain the baseball bat, he would certainly have eliminated her, also, district attorneys stated.
His defense lawyer informed the court that Esposito Jr. has actually had psychological health and wellness concerns considering that he was a kid, consisting of several psychological hospital stays throughout childhood years, and kept in mind that the authorities record mirrored that he was listening to voices.
Esposito Jr. stays hung on a $3 million bond, authorities stated. The protection had actually requested the bond to be reduced to $1 million, however the court maintained it at $3 million, ABC New Place associate WTNH reported.
The instance stays under examination.
” Branford Authorities are functioning carefully with the Branford Public Institution System to make sure that pain therapists and assistance solutions are offered to pupils, personnel, and households impacted by this misfortune,” the Branford Authorities Division stated in a news release. “We recognize this is an unbelievably hard time for our neighborhood, and our hearts are with Anthony’s family members, close friends, schoolmates, and educators.”
Therapy assistance will certainly be hung on Saturday at a Branford intermediate school, WTNH reported.
” In behalf of the Branford Public Schools, we prolong our inmost acknowledgements to the family members, close friends, and all those affected by this unthinkable misfortune,” Branford Public Schools Superintendent Christopher Tranberg stated in a declaration to WTNH. “Our hearts are with them throughout this extremely hard time.”
