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Premature Twins Found Severely Malnourished; PA Parents Sentenced: DA Premature Twins Found Severely Malnourished; PA Parents Sentenced: DA
Premature Twins Found Severely Malnourished; PA Parents Sentenced: DA A Croydon couple has been sentenced for starving their premature newborn twins to the point of life-threatening malnourishment, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, Dec. 4. Courtney Soyka, 33, pleaded guilty to two counts of child endangerment and was sentenced to one year less a day to two years less a day in county jail. Marcus Maddela, 45, previously pleaded guilty in late October to child endangerment charges and was sentenced to eight to 23 months in county jail, authorities said. Premature Twins Found Severely Malnourished The investigation began in Decem…

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PA Son Starved To 77 Lbs; Adoptive Parents Get Months In Prison: DA PA Son Starved To 77 Lbs; Adoptive Parents Get Months In Prison: DA
PA Son Starved To 77 Lbs; Adoptive Parents Get Months In Prison: DA A Littlestown-area couple has been sentenced for the horrific abuse of their adopted special-needs son, who weighed just 78 pounds at 14 years old, Adams County District Attorney Brian Sinnett announced this week. Stacey Lynn Myers, 52, was sentenced to 11½ to 23 months in jail, while Todd Douglas Myers, 57, received 5 to 23 months, according to the DA’s office. Both will serve five years of probation after their incarceration at the Adams County Adult Correctional Complex. The pair were convicted by a jury in August on felony endangering the welfare of children and prohibited offensive wea…

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‘Horrific’ Torture-Murder Of 12-Year-Old Boy Weighing 47 Lbs Conviction Upheld: PA AG ‘Horrific’ Torture-Murder Of 12-Year-Old Boy Weighing 47 Lbs Conviction Upheld: PA AG
‘Horrific’ Torture-Murder Of 12-Year-Old Boy Weighing 47 Lbs Conviction Upheld: PA AG A Lebanon County judge has upheld the conviction of Kimberly Maurer in the torture-murder of 12-year-old Maxwell Schollenberger, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. Maurer, who was sentenced to life in prison plus 10 to 20 years in 2022, filed a Post-Conviction Relief Act motion after a failed appeal to the state Superior Court. Judge Bradford Charles denied the request, calling it “offensive” and “the latest effort to escape responsibility for her heinous deed.” “The acts in this case are so cruel and depraved that they are difficult to believe,” …

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Malnourished Toddler Weighing 19 Pounds Found In PA; Mom Charged: DA Malnourished Toddler Weighing 19 Pounds Found In PA; Mom Charged: DA
Malnourished Toddler Weighing 19 Pounds Found In PA; Mom Charged: DA A malnourished toddler weighing just 19 pounds — the average weight of a 9-month-old — was found neglected in Bristol Township, authorities said on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Breanna Marie Newman, 27, was arrested on felony child endangerment charges after her 27-month-old son was discovered in an apartment on Dec. 16, Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn announced. The boy was transported to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, where medical experts detailed his critical condition, including declining motor skills, a dangerously low heart rate, and severe malnutrition. Investigators…

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PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says
PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says A father and mother who forced their seven children to live in filthy conditions in a rundown trailer in Bucks County were sentenced to up to 16 years in Pennsylvania State Prison on child neglect charges, authorities said. Shane Robertson, 48, and Crystal Robertson, 38, of West Rockhill Township, appeared Tuesday, Aug. 20 before Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller, who called them “two of the worst parents I’ve ever seen in my life.”  “It is appalling that you would live in these conditions with your seven children,” Liller said. “You treated your animals better than you treated you…

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