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Mother takes the stand in child abuse trial
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
Dr. Daniel Adler, a pediatric neurologist with practices in New York and New Jersey, took the witness stand on Thursday in the trial of Cheyenne Hooper and expressed the opinion that injuries suffered by 7-month-old Lyla Stratton, Hooper’s daughter, could have been caused by falling off a bed in the family home.
J Swygart | The Lima News
Judge Terri Kohlrieser lectured defense attorneys and considered ordering a mistrial Thursday in the case of Cheyenne Hooper, charged with inflicting injuries upon her young daughter more than two years ago. A defense witness strayed from his stated testimony, prompting prosecutors to request the mistrial.
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Girl’s murder termed a ‘horribly-gone-wrong case of discipline’
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
A shrine has been erected for 4-year-old My’Laya Dewitt outside the home on North Elizabeth Street in Lima where she was found unresponsive last week. Romiere Hale has been charged with murder in her death, and her mother faces a child endangerment charge.
J Swygart | The Lima News
The attorney for Romiere Hale said the case against his 21-year-old client, pictured above, is “a horribly-gone-wrong case of discipline that should have been handled in a different way.”
J Swygart | The Lima News
Ma’Laya Dewitt