Queen City Man Arrested On Child Murder Charges

CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office has announced an arrest in the case of a child killed two days ago in Manchester, according to a press release. Mark Heath, 32, of Howe Street in Manchester, has been arrested on two counts of second-degree murder. According to Susan Morrell, a senior assistant attorney general, Heath lives on the second floor of the apartment building where the victim – 2-year-old Jacob Pelletier – lived.

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One count alleges that Heath “acted knowingly” while the second charge alleges that he “acted recklessly.”

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Pelletier was rushed to Elliot Hospital on Dec. 11, 2017, and was pronounced dead a short time later. An autopsy was held yesterday and the results – death by blunt force trauma to the abdomen with the manner of death determined to be a homicide – were released this afternoon.

A GoFundMe.com site was set up two days ago by a Londonderry woman to help the family offset the cost of the boy's funeral. The effort has raised more than half of the $10,000 goal at post time.

Heath was arrested earlier this evening and will be arraigned tomorrow.

Image via Manchester Police.