LANCASTER — Jury selection is underway for the trial of Roger Dana charged with killing his 2 1/2-year-old daughter in Berlin on Nov. 27, 2016. The trial is scheduled to begin Sept. 16 in Coos County Superior Court.

The 45-year old Dana is charged with one count of first degree murder/felonious sexual assault and one count of second degree murder. An autopsy performed by then N.H. Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie Duval ruled Madison Dana died of blunt impact injuries to the head and abdomen and had extensive bruising and contusions as well as evidence of sexual assault.

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