EASTON, N.H. (WCAX) – New Hampshire State Police have made an arrest in a death investigation in Easton.
According to State Police, Joshua Lanchester, 23, was arrested Saturday on charges of second-degree murder.
On Saturday around 11:41 a.m., police responded to a home on North Peak Drive. When they arrived they found Cynthia Lanchester, 76, dead inside. Police say Joshua Lanchester killed Cynthia Lanchester, his grandmother, with a hammer.
Joshua Lanchester is now being held without bail and is set to be arraigned in the 2nd Circuit Court – District Division in Littleton. An autopsy is scheduled for Sunday.
