Man faces murder charges in connection with his grandmother's death in New Hampshire, AG says – Boston 25 News

EASTON, NH – A man is charged with murder in connection with the death of his grandmother in Easton, New Hampshire, the attorney general's office said Saturday.

According to Attorney General John M. Formella, at approximately 11:40 a.m., officers responded to the scene of a suspicious death of an adult female at a home on North Peak Drive in Easton

Responding officers found Cynthia Lanchester, 76, lying dead on the ground with a blunt trauma wound.

Lanchester's grandson, 23-year-old Joshua Lanchester, was arrested and faces one count of second-degree murder for recklessly causing the woman's death, the New Hampshire AG's office said late Saturday night.

Joshua Lanchester is being held without bail and is scheduled to be arraigned in Littleton District Court on Monday.

An autopsy on Cynthia Lanchester's body is also scheduled to take place on Sunday.

“Additional information will be released as it becomes available, while maintaining the integrity of the investigation,” New Hampshire’s attorney general said in a statement.

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