NORTH HAVERHILL — Justine Amerault, the mother of murdered Keene man Jonathan Amerault, held back rage and tears on Wednesday, excoriating the woman who cut off her son’s head. “He was the most beautiful person inside and out and nothing will ever fix this,” Justine Amerault said.
Justine Amerault spoke during the sentencing hearing for Britany Barron, the Jaffrey woman forced to decapitate Jonathan Amerault by her husband, Armando Barron, last year. Armando Barron’s murder trial is pending.
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