11-YEAR-OLD DIED DURING RAPE Norwich Man Gets 4 Years In Covering Up Girl’s Murder By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com NORWICH – When arrested after the slaying of Jacelyn O’Connor, 11, James Brower told police, “Just kill me.” Instead, Brower, accused of helping his boyfriend Tobias Rundstrom-Wooding rape and kill the Morris girl, will serve a maximum of four and half years after pleading guilty Friday to a felony count of first-degree hindering prosecution in Chenango County Court. According…
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Accused Killers Plead Not Guilty In Chenango County Courtroom NORWICH – James Brower and Tobias Rundstrom-Wooding, both accused of murdering 11-year old Jacelyn O’Connor, each entered “not guilty” pleas during their arraignments in Chenango County Court, according to WKTV. The two, who are a couple, allegedly smothered Jacelyn to death in the act of raping her in their home during the early morning hours of July 30. They were indicted in Chenango County Court last week.…
Details About Girl’s Death Emerge At Court Hearing NORWICH – In Norwich Town Court yesterday, Chenango County District Attorney Joseph McBride said Jacelyn D. O’Connor, 11, of Morris, was smothered with a pillow during Sunday’s alleged rape that led to her death, according to WKTV. In a subsequent press conference, he said the girl was half-sister of James Brower’s children; Brower, 36, Town of Norwich, is facing a first-degree murder charge in the girl’s death. CLICK HERE FOR WKTV’S FULL…
11-Year-Old Girl Died In Course Of Rape, Investigator Alleges NORWICH – The 11-year-old Morris girl stricken with cardiac arrest in a Town of Norwich home Sunday died “in the course and commission of rape in the first degree,” State Police Investigator Jamieson Tefft alleges in a felony complaint released today by Norwich Town Court. The suspect in the death of Jacelyn D. O’Connor of Morris, James S. Brower, 36, arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder, is due to appear…