OSSIPEE — The trial of an Ossipee man accused of killing his 33-year-old girlfriend and her 8-month-old fetus — the first case of its kind in New Hampshire — ended in a mistrial Monday.
The trial began Thursday in Carroll County Superior Court and Monday marked its third day.
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