Baby Doe Identified, Mother and Boyfriend Charged: The mother of 'Baby Doe,' the young girl found dead inside a duffle bag dumped in Boston Harbor last June, was arrested last week along with her boyfriend in connection with the toddler's death. Jan Ransom, John R. Ellement and Andy Rosen of the Boston Globe report that during an arraignment Monday, 40-year-old Rachelle Bond told the court that her 2 ½ -year-old daughter, Bella Bond, was killed one night in May after her boyfriend, 35-year-old Michael McCarthy, went to the girl's room to calm her down when she was refusing to go to bed. After Bella died McCarthy said to Bond that "She was a demon anyway. It was her time to die," and the two proceeded to put her body in the refrigerator and spend the next several days strung out on heroin. Another man who lived in the home shortly before the murder told investigators that the couple was overly harsh to the toddler, yelling at and demeaning her often and locking her in a closet on at least two occasions. McCarthy has been charged with murder and is being held without bail, and Bond faces a charge of accessory after the fact.
Three People Injured in AL Church Shooting: A man faces three attempted murder counts following the shooting of his girlfriend, their infant and a clergyman at an Alabama church on Sunday. The AP reports that 26-year-old James Junior Minter opened fire during a church service at the Oasis Tabernacle Church in East Selma, allegedly set off by a domestic dispute regarding child visitation. Minter's girlfriend was shot in the jaw and shoulder, their one-month-old baby was struck in the hand and the clergyman was shot in the leg when he attempted to seize the weapon from the gunman. All victims are in stable condition. Minter may face additional charges.
New Spike in Illegal Immigrants: U.S. officials say that there is a possibility of a new refugee influx amid a "notable increase" in the number of unaccompanied minors and families crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Evan Perez of CNN reports that although the spike in recent weeks is significantly smaller than what occurred in 2014, when as many as 10,000 children and 16,000 adults with children flooded across the border at crisis-levels, the unusual increase at a time of year when attempted border crossings tend to drop due to the heat has prompted the White House and Homeland Security to prepare for a new surge. Some officials believe that the widely reported refugee crisis in Europe and the U.S.'s announcement of plans to accept refugees has encourage new surge in immigrants.

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