A Massachusetts woman sentenced to 15 months in prison after pressuring her boyfriend to kill himself is asking for early release.
After serving seven months, Michelle Carter appeared before the Massachusetts Parole Board on Thursday. No decision has been made yet, according to NBC Boston, and the parole board does not have a deadline to decide.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, Carter, now 23, was 17 when she sent numerous text messages to her boyfriend, Conrad Roy III, pressuring him to kill himself after he threatened suicide in 2014. The text messages ultimately became the reason she received an involuntary manslaughter conviction in 2017.
The judge who oversaw Carter’s 2017 trial said that Carter had the duty to contact law enforcement and/or Conrad’s parents once she knew her boyfriend planned to kill himself. The judge also referenced how Carter told Conrad to “get back in” his truck and “finish the job.”
WATCH: Michelle Carter, who was convicted for her role in the suicide of her boyfriend Conrad Roy III, arrives in Natick for a parole hearing.https://t.co/DXTa8V5YTP pic.twitter.com/JCnc4XjSJ4
— NBC10 Boston (@NBC10Boston) September 19, 2019
Conrad took his own life in a Kmart parking lot in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, by poisoning himself with carbon monoxide fumes while sitting inside his truck.
'You Just Have To Do It': All The Texts Michelle Carter Sent To Conrad Roy Pushing Him To Suicide https://t.co/rMVDJz9dZd pic.twitter.com/gbVvuXkD84
— Crime Time (@OxygenCrimeTime) July 14, 2019
Prosecutors said Carter was responsible because she pushed the teen over the edge at a critical point in time when he needed help. Carter knew Conrad had attempted to kill himself in the past and in turn, pushed him to try until he succeeded.
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