Mom, stepdad face new charges associated with 2019 murder of 7-year-old Fayetteville boy Ethan Bates
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A mother and stepfather now face upgraded charges in the 2019 death of a 7-year-old boy. Fayetteville Police Department announced Thursday that Saint Michael Edwards, 25, is now charged with first-degree murder; Evie Bates, 25, is now charged with accessory after the fact of first-degree murder. The pair are accused in the death of 7-year-old Ethan Bates, who was found dead inside his Fayetteville home Oct. 2, 2019. They were previously jailed on child abuse charges. Ethan's stepfather is being held in the Cumberland County Detention Center without bond. Ethan's m...
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