Concord, NH – Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald announces that Nicholas Murphy (age 32), formerly of Belmont, New Hampshire, has been indicted by the New Hampshire Multicounty Grand Jury in connection with the death of his mother, Pamela Murphy on March 16, 2020, in Belmont, New Hampshire.

Nicholas Murphy was indicted for alternative counts of second-degree murder, one for knowingly causing the death of Pamela Murphy by beating and cutting her head and neck multiple times, and the other for recklessly causing her death under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life by beating and cutting her head and neck multiple times. Nicholas Murphy also was indicted on a count of falsifying physical evidence.

Nicholas Murphy continues to be held without bail. The charges and allegations set forth in the indictments are merely accusations, and Nicholas Murphy is presumed innocent until proven guilty.