Adoptive Parents Face Homicide Charges in Tragic Death of 5-Year-Old Boy

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Source: WTAE Pittsburgh
Adoptive Parents Face Homicide Charges in Tragic Death of 5-Year-Old Boy
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Criminal homicide charges have been filed against a mother and her husband in Westmoreland County after their five-year-old adopted son died following severe abuse. The boy was taken to the hospital in January after becoming unconscious and passed away a week later. The adoptive mother, Lauren Maloberti, and her husband, Jacob Maloberti, are facing charges. The investigation is ongoing, and neither has been arraigned yet.

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