Prosecutors will seek death penalty for dad and stepmom accused of 'calculated and systematic' torture and abuse ...

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https://lawandcrime.com/crime/prosecutors-will-seek-death-penalty-for-dad-and-stepmom-accused-of-calculated-and-systematic-torture-and-abuse-that-killed-12-year-old-girl/

Prosecutors will seek death penalty for dad and stepmom accused of ‘calculated and systematic’ torture and abuse that killed 12-year-old girl

JERRY LAMBE
Jul 27th, 2024, 1:49 pm



From left: Rendell Hoagland, Malinda Hoagland, and Cindy Warren (Chester County District Attorney)

Authorities in Pennsylvania will be pursuing the death penalty against a 52-year-old father and a 45-year-old stepmother accused of torturing and abusing a 12-year-old girl to death earlier this year.

Rendell Hoagland and his wife, Cindy Warren, were formally charged this week with counts of first, second, and third-degree murder, involuntary servitude and other charges in the horrific slaying of young Malinda Hoagland, authorities announced.

The couple was initially arrested in May and charged with attempted murder before Malinda succumbed to her injuries and died, leading prosecutors to file upgraded murder charges.

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“Information from the Coroner’s Office and medical experts demonstrates a yearslong pattern of extensive torture and abuse,” Chester County District Attorney Christopher L. de Barrena-Sarobe said in a statement on Thursday. “Moreover, text messages and hundreds of videos show that the defendants engaged in a calculated and systematic method of terrorizing, manipulating, and dehumanizing Malinda. We will get justice for Malinda.”

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[The Magistrate]

1. Good

Not really much need of a trial: some baling wire, a bucket of gasoline, and a matchbook would do just fine....

[get the red out]

3. I agree

How do people like this even exist? I am fine with freeing up the oxygen they are wasting.

[BlueTsunami2018]

2. As they should.

It’s too bad they can’t be repaid in kind.

Unfortunately, they’ll never get what they deserve, maybe some prison justice will come their way. Most people in jail have very little regard for people who abuse and murder children.

[70sEraVet]

4. Sounds like there is some blame to go around.

When the Coatesville Area School District alerted Children and Youth Services regarding concerns about Malinda’s well-being, Roagland and Warren pulled this child from in-person schooling, switching to an online-only curriculum in November 2023.
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/prosecutors-will-seek-death-penalty-for-dad-and-stepmom-accused-of-calculated-and-systematic-torture-and-abuse-that-killed-12-year-old-girl/

So, DID Children and Youth Services investigate? And pulling a child out of in-person schooling shouldn't be allowed after an alert has been made about the welfare of a child. Unfortunately, this is the result.