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The Independent UK
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Holly Ramer

Teen who killed his sister-in-law and nephews could be jailed for 97 years

Savana Hammond, reacts as Eric Sweeney, accused of killing his sister-in-law and two young nephews when he was 16 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025 at Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H. (Geoff Forester/ Concord Monitor via AP, Pool) - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A man who was just 16 when he murdered his sister-in-law and two young nephews is set to face a sentencing hearing this Friday, with prosecutors seeking a minimum of 97 years in prison.

Eric Sweeney, now 19, had been living with his older brother’s family in Northfield for three years before he fatally shot Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her sons, Benjamin, four, and Mason, 23 months, in August 2022.

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