Blind, Non-Verbal Teen Dies After Alleged Neglect By PA Mom, Manslaughter Charge Filed: DA
A Pennsylvania mother is accused of causing her vulnerable, care-dependent daughter’s death through prolonged neglect and abuse, authorities announced.
Christina Harvey, 50, of Dickson City, has been charged following an investigation into the death of her 18-year-old daughter, who was non-verbal, legally blind, and entirely dependent on others, according to Lackawanna County District Attorney Brian Gallagher and Dickson City police on Wednesday, April 15.
Investigators allege the teen was denied basic medical care, proper hygiene, nutrition, and necessary medication over an extended period…
Quarryville Native Woman Dies From Severe Neglect By Boyfriend: Affidavit
A man is accused of causing his infirm girlfriend’s death through years of severe neglect, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams announced on Monday, Nov. 10.
Ronald Louis Bender, 60, of the 7400 block of River Road in Conestoga Township, has been charged with Felony Neglect of a Care-Dependent Person, Felony Endangering the Welfare of a Care-Dependent Person, and Misdemeanor Involuntary Manslaughter, according to court documents.
Bender allegedly left his girlfriend, 62-year-old Carolyn Trimble-Weber, in “deplorable conditions” at her residence on the 500 block of Lancaster Pike…
CT Among 19 States Suing To Reverse Trump's 20,000 Health Care Job Cuts: 'Reckless, Dangerous'
Over one-third of U.S. states are urging a federal judge to reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to cut 20,000 Department of Health and Human Services employees, arguing the move could have dangerous and long-lasting effects on public health.
Nineteen states — including Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland — along with Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit in Rhode Island on Monday, May 5. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced in March that the agency would cut nearly 25 percent of its workforce as part of Trump’s push to overhaul the federal government and reduce spendin…
Woman Assaulted At Mental Health Home: PA State Police
A woman was assaulted at a mental health home in Middletown Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.
Troopers were called to the home on Elwyn Road at 7:27 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, where a 24-year-old woman from Ardmore reported that a man suspect had threatened her and forced her to perform a sexual act, police stated in the release.
The victim was given immediate medical care following the incident, investigators said.
The investigation remains ongoing, and no further details have been released at this time.
