Mother of Harmony Montgomery reaches $2.25 million settlement with state of NH

CONCORD N H AP New Hampshire has agreed to pay million to the mother of Harmony Montgomery a -year-old girl whose father was convicted of murdering her Crystal Sorey filed a negligence lawsuit against the state last May accusing social workers of ignoring signs that her daughter was being physically abused by her ex-husband after he was awarded custody in early Adam Montgomery is serving a minimum of years in prison after being convicted of murdering Harmony and moving her corpse around for months before disposing of it Police believe Harmony was killed by him nearly two years before she was disclosed missing in Her body has not been unveiled The state does not admit any wrongdoing in the settlement agreement reached last month The attorney general s office declined to comment on the settlement Friday or on other similar settlements reached in the last year In July the state agreed to pay million to the mother of a Laconia boy the state placed with a grandmother who is now charged with his death In December it settled with the father of -year-old boy Merrimack killed by his mother in In the state created an Office of the Child Advocate to serve as an independent watchdog agency but lawmakers are considering eliminating it in the next state budget This is a progressing news story stay with NEWS on-air and online for the latest details