Adam Montgomery (left) on Thursday was found guilty in his daughter Harmony Montgomery’s (right) death (Picture: AP)
The father of a five-year-old girl who was last seen alive in 2019 has been found guilty of second-degree murder.
Adam Montgomery, 33, the dad of Harmony Montgomery, beat her and used opioids and ate fast food while leaving her to die in the backseat of his car, prosecutors argued during his trial.
A jury deliberated for roughly seven hours after the two-week trial and on Thursday afternoon also found Adam guilty of second-degree assault, abuse of a corpse, falsifying physical evidence and witness tampering.
He was not present in the New Hampshire courtroom as his verdict was read, and was not there throughout the trial.
Following the verdict reached by 10 women and two men, prosecutor Ben Agati said he was ‘very, very grateful’ for them.
‘It’s a very big relief that they have seen this through and that they’ve held him accountable for the actions that he’s committed,’ said Agati.
The defense had tried to sow doubt around prosecutors’ key witness, Harmony’s stepmother Kayla Motngomery.
‘So Kayla decided to lie about Harmony’s death to accuse Adam of something he did not do, to get herself out of her own problems,’ said defense attorney Caroline Smith on Wednesday.
Adam’s sentencing has date has not yet been set, but will likely be scheduled in March, April or May.
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