Stepfather charged with killing New Hampshire girl in 2011

Nearly five years after an 11-year-old New Hampshire girl was found dead in a river, her stepfather has been charged with her murder.The attorney general said Wendell Noyes, 52, of Stewartstown, was arrested Monday on a charge of second degree murder in the death of Celina Cass.The girl was reported missing from her home on July 26, 2011. Her body was recovered from the Connecticut River six days later.Noyes was accused of killing Cass by submerging her body in the river.Court documents show Noyes has a history of psychiatric issues. He was declared unfit to stand trial in a 2003 case in which he was charged with breaking into an ex-girlfriend's home and threatening her.He was set to be arraigned Tuesday in Berlin.

Nearly five years after an 11-year-old New Hampshire girl was found dead in a river, her stepfather has been charged with her murder.



The attorney general said Wendell Noyes, 52, of Stewartstown, was arrested Monday on a charge of second degree murder in the death of Celina Cass.



The girl was reported missing from her home on July 26, 2011. Her body was recovered from the Connecticut River six days later.



Noyes was accused of killing Cass by submerging her body in the river.



Court documents show Noyes has a history of psychiatric issues. He was declared unfit to stand trial in a 2003 case in which he was charged with breaking into an ex-girlfriend's home and threatening her.



He was set to be arraigned Tuesday in Berlin.