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With Jessica Trefethen's sentencing over, the family of Maddox Williams' father wants to see reforms at DHHS, which was involved several times in the toddler's short life.

I want to thank the criminal division of the Maine Attorney General’s Office for a strong prosecution in the recent trial of Jessica Trefethen, who was found guilty of depraved indifference murder of her 3-year-old son, Maddox Williams. I attended the trial and watched Assistant Attorneys General Leane Zainea and John Risler conduct a thorough […]

As a result of the autopsy, the medical examiner testified that the boy had a transected pancreas, a mesentery tear in the small bowel of the child and fractures to

The witnesses included family for the boy's father, his oldest sister, Maine State Police troopers and an emergency room nurse.

Jessica Trefethen is charged with “depraved indifference murder” in her 3-year-old son Maddox’s death.

Pictures from a search of Jessica Trefethen's home in June 2021 paint a more detailed picture of where Maddox Williams, who died last summer, spent his last few months living with his mother. Trefethen is on trial for depraved indifference murder.

Six witnesses testified on the first day of Jessica Trefethen's trial in the 2021 death of her son Maddox Williams of Stockton Springs.

Pictures from a search of Jessica Trefethen's home in June 2021 paint a more detailed picture of where Maddox Williams, who died last summer, spent his last few months living with his mother. Trefethen is on trial for depraved indifference murder.

Pictures from a search of Jessica Trefethen's home in June 2021 paint a more detailed picture of where Maddox Williams, who died last summer, spent his last few months living with his mother. Trefethen is on trial for depraved indifference murder.

"They then left the hospital, leaving Maddox with the strangers who tried to save his life,” said prosecutors Wednesday.