Former Stoughton Police Officer Matthew Farwell will not face the death penalty in connection with the Sandra Birchmore case.

Federal prosecutors said in a court filing Tuesday that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed the government not to seek the death penalty in this case. The judge had given prosecutors until Jan. 20, 2026 to decide if they would seek the death penalty.

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Farwell is charged with killing Birchmore and her unborn child, accused of strangling her and staging her death to look like a suicide.

The 23-year-old Birchmore was found dead in her Canton apartment back in 2021. She was three months pregnant.

Farwell is accused of initiating a relationship with Birchmore when she was 15 years o

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