East Bridgewater sisters indicted on multiple charges for allegedly torturing children

Brockton-A pair of East Bridgewater sisters have been indicted on charges that they allegedly burned, assaulted, and threatened a young sister and brother, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz announced.

Peggy Labossiere and Rachel Hilaire were indicted by a Plymouth County Grand Jury on one count each of Mayhem, Assault and Battery on a Child with Injury, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Over 14, Threatening to Commit a Crime, and two counts of Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon.

On January 22, 2018, family members of two juveniles contacted Randolph Police with concerns about their well-being after they had been missing from school. Randolph Police determined that the family was in East Bridgewater. East Bridgewater Police responded to 31 West Union Street. Emergency personnel responded and found a family member and two children, a male and female. The female child was found with second degree burns on the cheeks of her face.

Through the investigation, it was determined that the two women, in two incidents, allegedly tied up the girl with elastics, burned her face with liquid, and scratched her skin with a needle until it bled. The male victim told police that Labossiere inappropriately touched him and threatened to cut his head off with a large knife.

Both women are currently being held on dangerousness out of Brockton District Court and will be arraigned in Superior Court at a later date.