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CROWN POINT, Ind. -- A northwest Indiana woman has pleaded guilty to neglect in the death of her 10-year-old brother, who prosecutors said endured months of abuse from her and
The boy "had apparent and significant injuries of different ages all over his body," the plea agreement states.
Rachel Wright, 28, and her wife April L. Wright, 28, both of Merrillville, are accused of repeatedly injuring and ultimately killing April Wright's younger brother Leviticus Kuchta.
While the attorneys were at the bench, April Wright turned to the probation officer and said, "You just can't let that probation go, can you?"
The defendants' story the boy was hurt in dirt bike accidents was "pure fiction" and he was "was repeatedly isolated and tortured" by the people "entrusted with his care," a