Husband of Missing Connecticut Woman Charged in Her Death

South Windsor police have charged the husband of missing Hartford, Connecticut mother Jessica Edwards in her death.

22-year-old Tahj Hutchinson was charged with first-degree manslaughter. Police said he was taken into custody around 9 p.m. Friday and is being held on $1 million bond.

The arrest came hours after South Windsor police announced Edwards’ body was found in East Hartford Friday morning.

Edwards, a 30-year-old mother who had a 7-month-old son, had not been seen for more than a week.

Edwards’ remains were found at the entrance to the Hockanum River Linear Park off Chipper Drive in East Hartford, South Windsor police Sgt. Mark Cleverdon said Friday.

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“We at the South Windsor Police Department would like to offer our deepest condolences to Jessica’s family as they deal with this devastating news,” Cleverdon said during a news conference.

Several news outlets reported Edwards’ family were seen arriving at the scene at Driver Road and Chipper Drive. One family member fell to the ground after speaking with police, The Journal Inquirer reported. The medical examiner’s office arrived after the family left.

Cleverdon said the body was found between 9:30 and 10 a.m. Friday. Cleverdon said “location data” brought police to the body’s location.

The body was found in a heavily wooded area not far from a trail area off the road. The body was not in a grave, and had begun to decompose, Cleverdon said.

He said the cause and manner of death are still pending investigation by the office of the chief medical examiner.

Earlier in the day, law enforcement agencies searched the East Hartford area for Edwards, officials said.

During the afternoon news conference, Cleverdon said the search involved South Windsor police, the state police major crimes unit, state police K-9 units and the South Windsor police aerial support team.

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