Missing Harmony Montgomery’s father is charged with murder

The father of long-missing Harmony Montgomery has been charged with her murder, authorities said Monday – nearly three years after the five-year-old’s disappearance. 

Harmony vanished sometime in late November or early December of 2019, but cops were only made aware of her disappearance last fall. 

An investigation led by the FBI subsequently ensued – and led to cops to arresting Adam Montgomery in January, in connection with a second-degree assault charge involving his daughter prior to her disappearance.

During a Monday afternoon briefing in New Hampshire state court, Montgomery – who had yet to be charged in the disappearance – was hit with the charges by New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella.

Speaking to the court, Formella accuse Montgomery, 31, of ‘causing the death of’ his daughter during that 2019 encounter, ‘by repeatedly striking Harmony in the head with a closed fist’ at his home in Manchester, New Hampshire.

As a result, the jurist, said, he is now charged with second-degree murder.

Other counts against the accused child killer include falsifying physical evidence, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with a witness, the proceedings further revealed – with Montgomery scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Manchester.

Adam Montgomery, the father of long-missing Harmony Montgomery has been charged with her murder, cops said Monday – nearly three years after the five-year-old’s disappearance

Harmony vanished sometime in late November or early December of 2019, but cops were only made aware of her disappearance last fall

The bombshell disclosure is one several months in the making, and serves as the first indication from lawmen that Harmony, as many suspected, was murdered. 

It also comes four months after DailyMail.com revealed members of the FBI stormed Montgomery’s home, hauling out evidence, including a fridge, from the apartment.

 Harmony had lived with her father, and his drug-addled wife Kayla Montgomery, in the weeks leading up to her disappearance. 

‘I do want to again express my deepest sympathies to Harmony’s family, friends and loved ones,’ Attorney General Formella said at the news conference Monday after making the revelations. 

‘We understand that today’s news, while significant for purposes of this investigation, is yet another difficult moment for those who loved Harmony and those who have followed this case.’

Formella added that Montgomery will be arraigned on the new charges Tuesday.