A useless girl was present in Warwick, Massachusetts, late final 12 months and now two New Hampshire residents are charged with kidnapping, holding her captive and capturing her up with a lethal drug cocktail that included fentanyl and the animal tranquilizer xylazine.
When Justina Steffy’s physique was recovered in Warwick, on Oct. 23, 2024, the Massachusetts medical expert decided that she had died from “the combined toxic effects of fentanyl, 4-ANPP, and xylazine.” The demise was dominated a murder.
Now, New Hampshire authorities mentioned she was forcefully injected with the medication and died of an overdose in Keene, New Hampshire. After that her physique was moved to Warwick, prosecutors mentioned.
Keene police arrested Andrea Martin, 42, and Christian Torruellas, 32, in relation to the investigation, in response to the New Hampshire Lawyer Basic’s workplace, which is prosecuting the case.
“Today’s arrests are a significant development in the investigation into the tragic death of Justina Steffy. I want to make it clear that New Hampshire takes allegations of human trafficking very seriously,” New Hampshire AG John Formella mentioned in an emailed assertion.
“We are committed to pursuing justice and holding accountable those who exploit vulnerable individuals. Our thoughts are with Ms. Steffy’s loved ones during this incredibly difficult time, and we urge anyone with information to come forward,” he continued.
Formella mentioned that Martin and Torruellas have been charged with kidnapping Steffy, 31, and confining her from Oct. 1 via Oct. 17 “with a purpose to terrorize that person and/or others. They are also charged with human trafficking another unnamed person “against that person’s will to perform a service or labor for the benefit of another” and did so via threats, confinement and hooking the individual on medication.
Martin has much more costs. She is charged with shelling out fentanyl and falsifying bodily proof. She is scheduled to be arraigned at 1 p.m. Wednesday on the Eighth Circuit Court docket in Keene. Torruellas’ arraignment is pending as he’s at the moment jailed on unrelated federal costs.
Formella’s workplace asks that anybody with any info on these allegations to contact Keene Police Division Detectives Jennifer Truman or Andrew Lippincott at jtruman@keenenh.gov, alippincott@keenenh.gov, or by calling (603) 357-9820.
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