A Sullivan County toddler whose disappearance more than two years ago drew international attention was “tightly wound” in a blanket and aluminum foil, placed in a trash bag and stuffed — alive — inside a trash can, testimony Friday revealed.
Testimony in Sullivan County Criminal Court on Friday revealed 18-month-old Evelyn Boswell suffocated inside a trash can placed inside a playhouse her mother — and accused killer — Megan Boswell, used to play in as a child.
Forensic pathologist Dr. Darinka Mileusnic-Polchan testified Friday the toddler was “tightly-wound” in a fleece blanket, then wrapped in aluminum foil and placed upside down inside a trash bag, which was stuffed into a trash can with such force the child’s head was pressed backward against her back.
“She was sort of compressed in the can,” Mileusnic-Polchan testified. “Her head (was) completely tilted (backward) … severely overextended. She (was) in a distorted fetal position … Her facial features (were) pretty much flattened.”
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