Lehigh County couple face conspiracy to commit murder charge in child starvation case, DA says (UPDATE)
Joshua and Tracy Dechant are accused of subjecting 15-year-old boys to severe, long-term abuse and malnutrition.
Lehigh Valley couple who allegedly subjected sons to horrific abuse now charged with conspiracy to murder them
A Lower Macungie Township couple accused of abusing and malnourishing their teenage sons are now charged with conspiring to kill them. Charges of conspiracy to commit murder in the third degree were filed Friday against Joshua Dechant,
Pennsylvania couple face new charges in alleged child abuse of teen sons
A Lehigh County, Pennsylvania couple is facing new charges after child abuse allegations involving their twin 15-year-old sons.
Lehigh County couple accused of abusing teenage sons face more charges
LEHIGH COUNTY, Pa. — A Lehigh County couple accused of abusing their teenage sons now face additional charges. Tracy and Joshua Dechant of Lower Macungie Township are charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the third degree. Investigators say the two starved their 15-year-old twin boys and forced them outside, naked, in the cold.
Lehigh couple facing more charges in abuse of twin boys, 15
The stepfather and mother of twin 15-year-old boys who were found emaciated are now facing additional charges in the case, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan. Joshua
Pennsylvania couple faces new charges after teens found severely malnourished
Warning: This article contains details surrounding child abuse and may be distressing to some readers. A Pennsylvania couple is facing new charges after authorities allege they allowed a pair of twin teen boys to become malnourished and extremely underweight by refusing to give them food and forcing the boys to stand outside naked in freezing temperatures as a means of punishment.
Pa. parents charged for inflicting ‘multiple types of abuse’ on twin sons, including forcing them to strip naked outdoors in cold
Officials said the twin brothers weighed 53 and 55 pounds, respectively. The average 15-year-old boy their height should ...
Starved twin teens were nearly 100 pounds underweight, forced outside naked in single-digit cold: Police
Joshua and Tracy Dechant were arrested for allegedly torturing their 15-year-old twin boys in Pennsylvania, both of whom were ...
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Severely Malnourished Twin Teens Forced Outside Naked in Freezing Temperatures as Parents Charged With Abuse: Police
Pennsylvania police arrested parents for abuse and conspiracy to commit murder after allegedly forcing their severely malnourished twin teens naked outside in freezing weather.
Charges added against the LV couple who forced teens to stand outside naked, found in life-threatening conditions
The Lehigh County District Attorney's Office has announced additional charges against the Dechant couple, who allegedly ...
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Mother, stepfather charged after naked boy found running in cold as form of punishment: Penn. DA
Joshua Dechant, 36, and his wife and mother of the teens, Tracy Dechant, 42, were both charged this week with two felony counts each of endangering the welfare of children. Officers responded to ...
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Boy Forced to Stand Naked Outside After Winter Storm as Punishment: Police
Officials said the child appeared to be thin and malnourished. Joshua Dechant, 36, and Tracy Dechant, 42, are both charged with two felony counts each of endangering the welfare of children.