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Mother Charged in Malnourished Girl's Death

By David LohrSep 4th 2010 – 2:23PM
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(Sept. 3) -- New York City authorities have filed charges against the mother of a 4-year-old girl who weighed 15 pounds when she was found dead in her family's Brooklyn apartment. Detectives found lengths of twine attached to the headboard of a bed inside the home, and the rope was consistent with bruises on Marchella...

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  • 05/11/12 Brooklyn Grandmother Guilty In Granddaughter's... Source: NY1 News - New York NY Jurors this afternoon have found a Brooklyn grandmother guilty in the death of four-year-old granddaughter.
  • 05/10/12 Mother Found Guilty Of Beating, Starving And Drugging... Source: Gothamist - New York NY The mother of Marchella Pierce —the severely malnourished 4-year-old girl who was found dead in her Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment with bruises all over her body—has been found guilty of murder.
  • 05/07/12 Mother Accused Of Abuse, Murder Claims Malnourished... Source: NY1 News - New York NY The defense rested Monday after a Brooklyn mother charged with the abuse and murder of her malnourished four-year-old daughter took the stand in her own defense.
  • 04/23/12 Marchella Pierce happy before ma took her back Source: New York Daily News - New York NY WHEN SHE was released to her mother's care seven months before dying of starvation, drugs and abuse, Marchella Pierce was a happy and fun-loving toddler, one of her last caretakers testified Monday.
  • 04/19/12 Brother of dead toddler could testify against mom Source: ABC - WABC 7 - New York NY The brother of a 4-year-old girl found dead could take the stand Thursday at the murder trial of her mother and grandmother.

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