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Joseph Stapf, 31, had filed an intent to plead guilty earlier this month. He also admitted to second-degree assault, falsifying physical evidence and witness tampering in connection with Elijah Lewis' death.
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Joseph Stapf, 31, was originally charged with child endangerment and witness tampering in connection with Elijah Lewis' disappearance in Merrimack, New Hampshire. He also plans to plead guilty to second-degree assault, falsifying physical evidence, and witness tampering, according to a plea notice filed Friday in court.
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The autopsy determined Elijah Lewis of Merrimack, N.H., suffered “facial and scalp injuries, acute fentanyl intoxication, malnourishment and pressure ulcers.”
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"We are very saddened about this situation — about Elijah's death and the fact that he was disposed of down here in the woods," N.H. Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan G. Morrell said during a news conference in Abington, Mass.