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A Horsham Township woman accused of using a belt to fatally strangle her 11-year-old son as he slept in their home will undergo a mental health evaluation before she has her initial court hearing on homicide charges, according to a court order.

A Horsham Township woman accused of using a belt to fatally strangle her 11-year-old son as he slept in their home will undergo a mental health evaluation before she has her initial court hearing on homicide charges, according to a court order.

A Horsham Township woman accused of using a belt to fatally strangle her 11-year-old son as he slept in their home waived her extradition from New Jersey and is in the Montgomery County Correctional Facility awaiting a preliminary hearing on homicide charges.

Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, 50, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of her son, Matthew Whitehead, according to multiple media reports.

The death of an 11-year-old Horsham boy found dead by his father is under investigation by the Montgomery County DA's office.

The boy was found by his father in a locked bedroom in their home northwest of Philadelphia. The dad then realized his wife and her SUV were missing.

The mother of the 11-year-old boy who was found dead in her home in Horsham, Pennsylvania has been charged with murder.

Update 9:45 a.m.: Ruth White-DiRienzo has been charged with first and second degree murder in the death of her 11-year-old son, WCAU reports. Original story: An 11-year-old  Pennsylvania…

A Horsham Township woman allegedly told detectives she fatally strangled her 11-year-old son with a belt as he slept because she didn’t want him to grow up having to struggle with the family’s financial difficulties, according to court documents.

Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 11-year-old son, Matthew Whitehead, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. DiRienzo allegedly murdered the boy with a belt as he slept in their Horsham home, before driving the family car into the Cape May ocean.