Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella and Manchester Police Chief Peter A. Marr announce that Murtadah Mohammad (age 27) was sentenced in Hillsborough Superior Court (Northern District) earlier today for the murder of his seven-year-old son Jaevion Riley in January 2023.

“This was a heartbreaking case, and today’s sentence reflects the severity of the defendant’s actions,” said Attorney General Formella. “We are deeply grateful to the trial team, investigators, and Manchester Police for their hard work and dedication in securing justice for Jaevion Riley. While no sentence can undo this tragedy, we hope it offers some measure of accountability and closure.”

On April 1, 2025, Mr. Mohammad pled guilty to reckless Second-Degree Murder, in violation of RSA 630:1-b(I)(b), when he admitted that he had recklessly, with extreme indifference to the value of human life, caused the death of Jaevion by subjecting Jaevion to abusive violence and not obtaining timely medical assistance for his injuries.  Mr. Mohammad also pled guilty to one count of Falsifying Physical Evidence, in violation of RSA 641:6, II, by staging a claimed spill accident as the claimed cause of scalding injuries suffered by Jaevion.

After a sentencing hearing, the court sentenced Mr. Mohammad to 45 years to life in state prison, stand committed, on the murder count, and a consecutive sentence of two to four years on the falsification count, to be suspended for ten years upon release on the murder sentence, with a condition that he commit no new crimes.