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New Britain man pleads not guilty in death of 11-year-old girl

Police say Jonatan Nanita left her remains outside in a storage bin at a boarded up home on Clark Street in October.

Rose Shannon

Mar 11, 2026, 5:48 PM

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A New Britain man involved in the death of an 11-year-old girl pleaded not guilty Wednesday.

Jonatan Nanita is expected back in court in May.

Nanita, his girlfriend Karla Garcia and her sister Jackelyn Garcia have all been charged in connection to the death Jacqueline "Mimi" Torres-Garcia.

Police say Nanita left her remains outside in a storage bin at a boarded up home on Clark Street in October.

Both Karla Garcia and Jackelyn Garcia entered not guilty pleas during a court appearance in November.

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