TCN: NEW LONDON, CONN. A 26-year-old man who killed his wife and set their house on fire while his 13-month-old boy was inside will serve 50 years in prison.
In February, George Dodson entered a guilty plea to charges of murder, risk of injury to a juvenile, and first-degree arson.
The New London Judicial District State’s Attorney’s Office stated on April 30 that a court had sentenced Dodson to 50 years in prison.
Emergency services reacted to a complaint of a potential fire at a residence on Sherman Street on the evening of July 20, 2022, according to a preliminary news release from the New London Police
Department. After putting out the fire, the New London Fire Department discovered a kid and an adult female casualty. The victim suffered “significant trauma to her head and torso” and passed
Away from her wounds, according to the prosecution. According to reports, the 13-month-old boy who survived was discovered in a second-floor crib.