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Hudson Valley Caretaker Admits To Starving 7-Year-Old Boy To Death Hudson Valley Caretaker Admits To Starving 7-Year-Old Boy To Death
Hudson Valley Caretaker Admits To Starving 7-Year-Old Boy To Death A Hudson Valley woman has admitted to abusing and starving a 7-year-old boy she kept secreted inside her apartment, authorities announced. Leticia Bravo, age 39, of Newburgh, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, March 16 to manslaughter for her role in the death of 7-year-old Peter 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, 2021, Bravo brought the child’s lifeless body to St. Luke’s Hospital in Newburgh, where he was pronounced dead. The investigation into th…

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