Mother charged with murder after allegedly strangling son over financial struggles

Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, a 50-year-old mother from Pennsylvania, has been charged with the murder of her 11-year-old son, Matthew Whitehead. According to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, the boy’s lifeless body was discovered in the family’s Horsham home on Tuesday morning. The criminal complaint states that DiRienzo-Whitehead informed investigators that her son had been intermittently crying throughout the day due to their family’s financial difficulties. She admitted to strangling the child, claiming she wanted to …

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Man pleads guilty to strangulation murder of young victim while he was out on bail

Darren Mansfield, a 23-year-old man, has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and second-degree strangulation in connection with the murder of a 22-year-old woman and the strangulation of another female victim. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced that Mansfield will receive a 30-year sentence for his crimes. The two acts of violence committed by Mansfield against these women were described as unimaginable by District Attorney Tierney. One of the victims managed to escape with …

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