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LANCASTER â A Colebrook couple were indicted last week on a charge of second degree assault: domestic violence and strangling a 3-month old infant last April.
Gerald F. Hope, 37, and Erica Weatherwax, 26, both of 9 Bridge St., Colebrook were indicted by a Coos County grand jury for abusing the baby.
The indictment and arrest affidavit allege Hope sprayed milk from a bottle directly into the babyâs mouth while the infant was lying on Weatherwaxâs lap. The baby was âcrying, choking and grasping for air.â
The indictment charged Weatherwax assisting by holding the baby and videotaping the incident with her cell phone.