ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) A Maine woman who pleaded guilty to the bludgeoning death of an elderly woman in Owls Head is due to be sentenced this week.
Sarah Richards, of South Thomaston, pleaded guilty in April to murder in the killing of 83-year-old Helen Carver, who was found unresponsive in her home. The killing happened in February 2019.
The sentencing is set for Wednesday in Knox County Superior Court.
The two women knew each other because Richards had been hired to shovel Carver’s driveway and walkway during the winter.
Carver’s sons said their mother suspected that Richards had stolen a debit or a credit card from her. They said Carver reported the alleged theft to police before her death.
Carver was found dead by one of her sons on the day before police were to interview her about the theft.
