Adam Montgomery, a New Hampshire man, has been sentenced to a minimal of 56 years in jail for the homicide of his 5-year-old daughter, Concord Montgomery. This sentence is along with the 32 1/2-year sentence he’s already serving on unrelated prices. Concord’s physique was by no means discovered, and it’s believed that she was killed almost two years earlier than she was reported lacking in 2021. Though a prosecutor provided to reduce the sentence if Montgomery revealed the placement of his daughter’s stays, he didn’t converse in court docket, sustaining his innocence in her demise.
Relations of Concord Montgomery described Adam as a monster and spoke in regards to the variety youngster she as soon as was. Her mom, Crystal Sorey, expressed her ache and vowed to proceed looking for her daughter. Concord’s adoptive dad and mom additionally shared their disappointment over her demise, quoting her brother as saying he misses her. Montgomery didn’t attend his trial in February and had beforehand pleaded not responsible to prices of second-degree assault and witness tampering, though he admitted to abuse of a corpse and falsifying proof. The choose highlighted his intensive felony historical past and indifference to human life.
Kayla Montgomery, Adam’s estranged spouse, testified that the household had been evicted and had been residing in a automobile earlier than Concord’s demise. She recounted the occasions main as much as Concord’s demise, together with her husband bodily abusing the kid. Kayla described how Adam moved Concord’s physique to numerous areas to cover it. In the course of the trial, Adam’s legal professionals prompt that Kayla was mendacity to guard herself and that she was the final particular person to see Concord alive. Kayla revealed that she didn’t come ahead about Concord’s demise till later out of worry of Adam, who had suspected she may go to the police.
Adam had custody of Concord, and her mom had not seen her since April 2019. When she went to police to report her lacking, Adam and Kayla claimed that Concord was residing with Sorey in Massachusetts. Concord’s case has uncovered weaknesses in youngster safety techniques and has led to requires prioritizing the well-being of kids in custody issues. Kayla Montgomery was lately granted parole after serving an 18-month sentence for perjury prices associated to the investigation into Concord’s disappearance. In court docket, she expressed a mixture of feelings in direction of Adam, acknowledging the worry and harm she skilled of their relationship after Concord’s demise.
In the end, Decide Amy Messer sentenced Adam Montgomery to serve a life sentence for the homicide of Concord, noting that he had ample alternatives to alter his life previous to his heinous actions. She emphasised the necessity to maintain Montgomery off the streets to stop him from harming others, stating that any rehabilitation efforts must happen throughout the jail partitions. The tragic case of Concord Montgomery has sparked a dialog in regards to the significance of defending youngsters and guaranteeing their well-being, even in custody disputes. Whereas Concord’s household continues to mourn her loss, they hope to search out closure and justice for the younger woman taken too quickly.