Jessica Trefethen is asking the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to grant her a new trial. She was sentenced in December to 47 years in prison for killing her 3-year-old son Maddox Williams.
Jessica Trefethen is asking the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to grant her a new trial. She was sentenced in December to 47 years in prison for killing her 3-year-old son, Maddox Williams.
But the review of the state's handling of the 3-year-old's death in 2021 found that caseworkers didn't make any "unsound" decisions. It also illustrates the complexities Child Protective Services faces in cases involving substance use, mental health and numerous parents.
An independent review of the state’s handling of a child protection case leading up to the killing of 3-year-old Maddox Williams found that caseworkers didn’t make any “unsound” decisions but