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Boston Baby Doe’s mother, Rachelle Bond, has been arrested over the girl’s death, police in Massachusetts say.

Three-year-old Bella Bond was found dead months ago in a plastic bag on the shore of Deer Island in Boston

Rachelle Bond’s boyfriend, Michael McCarthy, who is not Bella’s biological father, is to be charged with the girl’s murder.

Called “Baby Doe” by Boston police, the girl’s body was found by a woman walking her dog on June 25. The girl was finally named on September 18 as Bella Bond.

Police commissioned a computer-generated image to help identify Baby Doe which was shared millions of times.Baby Doe mother and her boyfriend arrested

At a news conference on September 18, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley said police had received a tip-off which had allowed them to solve the mystery.

He said he had authorized the arrest of Rachelle Bond, 40, as an accessory to murder, and her partner, Michael McCarthy, 35, for murder.

Rachelle Bond is in custody, while Michael McCarthy is in hospital being treated for an unrelated medical condition, Dan Conley added.

“At just shy of three years old, Bella Bond was a true innocent,” he said.

“This child, whose very name means beauty, was murdered.”

Daniel Conley did not comment on how Baby Doe died or on any possible motive. No signs of trauma have been found on her body.

The case received a massive response on social media and drew thousands of new visitors to government websites.

Police received hundreds of tips from the public, but they were unable to find anyone who knew the girl until now.

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The Baby Doe mystery has been finally solved by Boston police.

The 3-year-old girl was identified as was Bella Amoroso Bond, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley said on September 18.

Baby Doe, also known as Deer Island Jane Doe, was found dead in a plastic bag on the shore of Deer Island in Boston, but remained unidentified despite months of appeals from investigators.

Police commissioned a computer-generated image of the girl to help identify her and the picture was shared millions of times online.

The girl’s body was found by a woman walking her dog on June 25.

Boston police said on September 18 they have spoken to members of the girl’s family.

Photo Boston Police Department

Photo Boston Police Department

On September 18, Bella’s mother, Rachelle Bond, 40, was charged as an accessory to murder after the fact, Daniel Conley told reporters.

Rachelle Bond’s boyfriend, Michael McCarthy, 35, was charged with murder, according to Daniel Conley.

Michael McCarthy is not Bella’s biological father, according to a law enforcement source.

The couple will be arraigned on September 21. Neither of them, or lawyers representing them, had commented on the case as of September 18.

“This child, whose very name means beauty, was murdered,” Daniel Conley said.

Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo told reporters that Rachelle Bond and Michael McCarthy blamed each other for the death.

“It appears as though it was a situation of a boyfriend who was involved and that apparently, I think, mother and boyfriend sort of blaming each other in terms of who harmed the child.”

Meanwhile, investigators also searched a home in the city. Police did not disclose additional information, saying the investigation was “very active”.

The case received a massive response on social media and drew thousands of new visitors to government websites.

Police received hundreds of tips from the public, but they were unable to find anyone who knew the girl until now.

Investigators still have not determined how she died because there were no signs of trauma found on her body.

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