AUBURN — A Buckfield man’s trial for the 2020 death of his 2-month-old daughter is scheduled to begin Tuesday morning in Androscoggin County Superior Court.
Trevor Averill, 31, is accused of murdering Harper Averill on July 22, 2020, on North Parish Road in Turner.
He was indicted by an Androscoggin County grand jury Sept. 8, 2021, on charges of depraved indifference murder and manslaughter, which carry sentences of 25 years to life in prison and up to 30 years in prison, respectively.

Trevor Averill of Buckfield, charged with the murder of his daughter, appears in 2021 via videoconference in Androscoggin County Superior Court in Auburn, seeking permission to attend a Thanksgiving gathering with his family. Sun Journal screenshot
He pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Trevor Averill, Harper Averill and her mother lived on North Parish Road in Turner at the time police allege the incident occurred.
Early in the day, the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Averill home for a report of a 2-month-old in medical distress.
Deputies and rescue personnel performed life-saving measures on Harper Averill, who was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston for treatment. The infant was later taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland where she died from her injuries.
Trevor Averill was arrested shortly after his September 2021 indictment at his Buckfield home where he was living with his daughter’s mother.
Assistant Attorney General Lisa Bogue, who is prosecuting the case, said in September 2021 that Harper Averill died after suffering a fractured skull and other severe injuries indicative of being violently shaken.
Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice Jennifer Archer ruled Jan. 3 that photos of the 2-month-old before and after her death will be allowed for viewing by jurors.
Trevor Averill’s attorneys had filed motions to exclude the photos.
“While the baby’s very cute, I don’t think that it presents any sort of prejudice that would unduly impact (the) defendant,” Archer said. “I don’t find the autopsy photographs to be gruesome. Even if I did … gruesomeness alone does not make photographs inadmissible.”
Bogue said the medical expert she plans to call as a witness is expected to use the autopsy photos to show injuries relevant to the charges.
Trevor Averill is free on $25,000 cash bail with conditions that include supervision by Maine Pretrial Service with whom he must check in, in person, once a week.
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