Yanique Edwards receives her sister’s posthumous degree on her behalf.
Manchester Community College gave the sister of Jessica Edwards a posthumous degree on her behalf Thursday.
Edwards is a South Windsor woman who was found dead in East Hartford after being reported missing earlier this month. She was the mother of a 7-month-old baby boy.
The college said Edwards' sister, Yanique, met with CEO Nicole Esposito, to accept Jessica's respiratory care degree on her behalf.
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The husband of Jessica Edwards admitted to police he and his wife got into a fight in their condo and at some point, he realized she was no longer alive, according to the arrest affidavit.
