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Late PA Ballerina Michaela DePrince's Mom Died Within 24 Hours After Her Late PA Ballerina Michaela DePrince's Mom Died Within 24 Hours After Her
Late PA Ballerina Michaela DePrince's Mom Died Within 24 Hours After Her A day after learning of ballerina Michaela DePrince's sudden death, her family has revealed that her adoptive mom passed away within the following 24 hours, according to a Facebook post, and confirmed by the family to Daily Voice on Saturday, Sept. 14.  Elaine DePrince of Cherry Hill, NJ died "after many years of battling a hereditary disease and heart failure," as stated in the post. She passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 11. She was 77 years old.  Michaela's death at the age of 29 was announced on Friday, Sept. 13 in an Instagram post, as Daily Voice previously reported. Her f…

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Infant Thrown Like 'Dog Poop' Out PA Window By CNA, Mom: Affidavit Infant Thrown Like 'Dog Poop' Out PA Window By CNA, Mom: Affidavit
Infant Thrown Like 'Dog Poop' Out PA Window By CNA, Mom: Affidavit A certified nursing assistant in Maryland and her boyfriend have been arrested for throwing their newborn son out an apartment window and attempting to cover up his death, Pennsylvania State Police troopers announced on Tuesday, June 25, and detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Joshua Wooters, 19, and Emily Dickinson, 20, both of McConnellsburg, have been charged with felonies for criminal homicide and conspiracy, as well as misdemeanor counts of concealing the death of a child and abuse of a corpse, as stated in their court dockets.  The couple's arrests com…

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PA Adoptive Mom Of 5 Barred From Having Contact With Children Due To 'Torture': DA PA Adoptive Mom Of 5 Barred From Having Contact With Children Due To 'Torture': DA
PA Adoptive Mom Of 5 Barred From Having Contact With Children Due To 'Torture': DA An abusive adoptive mother has been barred from having contact with children as part of her sentence, according to the Lebanon County district attorney's office. Stephanie Angelette Duncan, 43, of Lebanon, was sentenced on Wednesday for “prolonged abuse and torture" at her home located on the 2700 block of Cedar Run Road, according to District Attorney Pier Hess Graf. Judge Bradford H. Charles sentenced the adoptive mother for the prolonged assault and abuse of the five children between the ages of 6 and 15, according to Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf.  She'll see a m…

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‘Horrifically Abusive’ PA Adoptive Parents Who Nearly Killed 1 Of Their 5 Children Enter Pleas ‘Horrifically Abusive’ PA Adoptive Parents Who Nearly Killed 1 Of Their 5 Children Enter Pleas
‘Horrifically Abusive’ PA Adoptive Parents Who Nearly Killed 1 Of Their 5 Children Enter Pleas Adoptive parents of five children have both entered their pleas for abusing their children as of Wednesday afternoon. Robert John Duncan, 44, and Stephanie Angelette Duncan, 43, of Lebanon, were apprehended in Feb. 2021 for “years of abuse in their home” located on the 2700 block of Cedar Run Road, according to District Attorney Pier Hess Graf. “It was one of the most horrific scenes I’ve been to and knowing that it was suffered by children makes it that much worse,” Graf told PennLive Wednesday. The abuse only came to an end for their five adoptive children on Jan. 13, when their 11-year…

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Central PA Adoptive Mom Chewed On Children's Fingers, Burned Bottoms, Say State Police Central PA Adoptive Mom Chewed On Children's Fingers, Burned Bottoms, Say State Police
Central PA Adoptive Mom Chewed On Children's Fingers, Burned Bottoms, Say State Police The infamous local mother who abused her adoptive children is facing new charges after police learned more about the abuse the children suffered while in her care. Shelley Noreika, 47, of Newville was arrested on Wednesday night. Three of her four adoptive children reported the abuse cited in this round of charges-- they were ages 6, 7 and 9 at the time of disclosing the abuse to police. The children report the following abuse: Stuck with a wooden paddle Hit with a backscratcher on the bottom of their feet, hands and naked butt Forced to sit on a hot stove Choked All three children told …

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