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A Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to the horrific abuse and eventual murder of his 12-year-old daughter will spend the rest of his life in prison.
The investigation began in May 2024 when police received a 911 call about an unconscious child. When emergency crews arrived on scene, they found the little girl, Malindavery malnourished, with several broken bones and bruises. It was later determined that she weighed only 50 pounds and suffered from organ failure. (While healthy sizes can vary, the average weight for a girl this age is about 90 pounds, depending on body mass index and body mass index, depending on height) CDC growth chart.)
Malinda was taken to a local hospital where she died.
After the incident, authorities discovered that the 12-year-old girl had been removed from in-person schooling at the end of 2023 and “moved to home online schooling.” They also discovered incriminating text messages and videos in which Malinda was chained to furniture while her father, Rendell Hoaglandand his girlfriend, Cindy WarrenAccording to prosecutors, she was hurled harsh insults over the home’s speaker system.
chester county district attorney Christopher L. of Barrena-Sarobe. It is further alleged that the couple refused to feed her and made her exercise as a form of punishment. Behavior that allegedly warranted these punishments included not smiling during a Zoom class or urinating while she was pinned to furniture and unable to go to the bathroom.
As part of a plea agreement, Hoagland pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, kidnapping, conspiracy and years of abuse that led to the child’s death.
“During the two-hour hearing, the defendant admitted to repeatedly and systematically abusing his daughter over many years,” the District Attorney’s Office said in a statement. people. “This plea agreement was negotiated with the victim’s family, who spoke in court about the impact of Malinda’s death on them.”
Warren’s trial is set to begin on June 8. It’s unclear whether she agreed to a similar plea deal.
Back in 2024, Malinda’s half-sister, Emily Lee,Tell people She had “no idea” of what the little girl went through while living with her father and Warren as she became “estranged” from him and waited for Malinda to “grow old.”
Lee also recalled learning about Warren’s legal history — she pleaded guilty to endangering a minor in a 2007 child abuse case — and asking her father about it.
“I said something to my dad, like, ‘Hey, Dad, do you know what this woman was accused of? Do you know what she did?'” she said. “And we’re not supposed to talk about it.”
Alexander KrauthammerLawyers representing Lee told the media at the time that they were “pushing” for the creation of a “Malinda Law” that would function as a “physical offender registry.”
“As we all know, there is a sex offender registry that everyone can check, a public job that everyone can check,” Krauthammer explained. “But for physical offenders, there’s nothing. So the girls hope there’s some kind of registry or database to identify that.”
If you or someone you know is experiencing child abuse, please call or text Children’s Helpline Phone: 1-800-422-4453.
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