Trial to begin for social workers linked to starvation death of disabled teen in Philadelphia
By APTuesday, February 2, 2010
Pa. social workers on trial in disabled teen death
PHILADELPHIA — The trial of four former social workers linked to the starvation death of a disabled Philadelphia teenager is set to begin.
The trial gets under way Tuesday for MultiEthnic Behavioral Services co-founders Michal Kamuvaka and Solomon Manamela and two others on charges stemming from the 2006 death of 14-year-old Danieal (dan-YELL’) Kelly.
Prosecutors say the now-defunct company billed the city for services it never performed then tried to cover up the fraud by forging documents.
Danieal Kelly weighed just 42 pounds when she died in a squalid apartment. Her mother later admitted to third-degree murder.
Five other MultiEthnic Behavioral Services workers have already pleaded guilty.
Information from: The Philadelphia Inquirer, www.philly.com
