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Court Dismisses Lawsuit Filed By Former Student Against School In Region Court Dismisses Lawsuit Filed By Former Student Against School In Region
Court Dismisses Lawsuit Filed By Former Student Against School In Region A state Supreme Court justice dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former student at a Westchester County school who was expelled for getting into a fight at a shopping mall. Justice David Zuckerman ruled that Ursuline School had the right to expel the 15-year-old student, and the student's claim that the school treated them unfairly and breached its contract with the student didn't have merit, representatives for the school announced on Tuesday, July 12.  “Ursuline has the right to expel a student who engages in violence off-campus even when the incident is not at a school-related event/act…
Area Woman Charged With Starving 7-Year-Old Boy To Death Area Woman Charged With Starving 7-Year-Old Boy To Death
Area Woman Charged With Starving 7-Year-Old Boy To Death A Hudson Valley woman is facing multiple charges, including murder, for allegedly starving a 7-year-old to death she kept secreted inside her apartment, the District Attorney announced. Leticia Bravo, age 39, of Newburgh in Orange County was indicted on Friday, Oct. 8 for her role in the death of 7-year-old Petter Cuacuas, who was kept hidden behind a bedroom behind a door that locked from the outside. Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said that shortly after 8 a.m. on Feb. 10, Braves brought the child’s lifeless body to St. Luke’s Hospital in Newburgh, where he was pronounced d…