BOULDER — The husband of a Superior woman suspected of smothering their 6-month-old son to death early June 1 filed for divorce on Wednesday, according to court documents.
In the petition for the split, Lloyd Rochester, 29, states that the “marriage is irretrievably broken.”
Stephanie Rochester, 34, was arrested June 1 after police said she told them that she smothered their infant son, Rylan Rochester, first with a plastic bag and then with blankets over a 11-hour period, according to an arrest affidavit. The couple rushed the baby to Avista Hospital in Louisville when he was found unresponsive in the morning, and Rylan was pronounced dead after efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful, the affidavit said.
Stephanie Rochester was charged Monday with two counts of first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death. Her husband has retained an attorney, according to a source close to the case, but authorities say he’s not “chargeable” at this time.
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