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Philadelphia Social Worker Charged in 3-Year-Old's Death: DA Philadelphia Social Worker Charged in 3-Year-Old's Death: DA
Philadelphia Social Worker Charged in 3-Year-Old's Death: DA A Philadelphia social worker faces murder charges after authorities said she failed to report the abuse of a foster child.  District Attorney Larry Krasner charged 25-year-old Jendayi Mawusi with third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and child endangerment related to the July death of three-year-old Hope Jones, In a statement released Tuesday, Oct. 11. According to prosecutors, Mawusi had been assigned Jones' caseworker by the city Department of Human Services in November 2020. From then until the child's death on July 12, Mawusi was tasked with monitoring Jones' pla…

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