The 50-year-old told officers her son Matthew had been “crying and whining all day” about their financial problems
A heinous crime has shocked the community of Horsham in Pennsylvania, USA. A 50-year-old mother killed her 11-year-old son and then fled to New Jersey, where she was arrested by the police.
Ruth Dirienzo-Whitehead – a realtor by profession – strangled the boy in his sleep with one of her husband’s belts because, she told authorities, she did not want him to grow up in poverty and destitution.
She explained to officers that her son, Matthew, had been “crying and whining all day” about their financial problems.
Pennsylvania mom strangled 11-year-old son over family financial struggles: cops https://t.co/MwvSRaFyHh pic.twitter.com/c2lnXdcSTy
— New York Post (@nypost) April 12, 2023
The little boy’s body was found in the couple’s bedroom by the 11-year-old’s father. The unfortunate little boy had gone to sleep with his mother when she decided to strangle him.
The wife and the family car were missing and the man informed the police.
Source :Skai
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