Mother strangled son horsham She was found guilty Thursday following a HORSHAM, Pa. HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —A little more than two months after appearing in a township court, the Horsham mother accused in the strangulation death of her 11-year-old son is facing her formal HORSHAM, Pa. Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, 50, reportedly killed her son, Matthew Whitehead, to prevent him from having financial difficulties as he got older. then fleeing to the New Jersey shore. -- A mom stands accused of murdering her 11-year-old son in Horsham, Pennsylvania. Authorities claim DiRienzo Whitehead A Pennsylvania mother was charged with murder Wednesday after she told authorities she strangled her 11-year-old son because she didn't want him to grow up A Pennsylvania mother said she strangled her 11-year-old son to death so that the boy wouldn't face the family's financial problems, according to authorities. A Horsham mother is charged with killing her 11-year-old son because she did not want him to grow up with the struggle of the family's financial difficulties, according to authorities. Ruth Dirienzo-Whitehead, 51, has been found guilty of the April 2023 murder of her 11-year-old son, who she strangled with a belt, before she drive into the ocean at the Jersey Shore. f Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, Horsham, Pennsylvania mother strangles 11 year old son cause HORSHAM, Pa. - A Montgomery County family has been left in shambles after officials say an 11-year-old boy was killed by his own mother, who then tried to drive her car into the ocean at the HORSHAM, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- The murder trial for the Horsham, Pennsylvania woman accused of strangling her 11-year-old son to death continues Tuesday. at the The boy’s mother, 50-year-old Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, whom the boy had spent the night with, was nowhere to be found. Here are five things we know about the murder case so far: A Pennsylvania mom has been sentenced to life behind bars after she murdered her 11-year-old son by strangling him with a belt while he slept. The attorney for a Horsham Township woman accused of killing her son last week said his client “snapped under the weight of mental illness,” according to a report by FOX29. Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, 51, strangled young Matthew Whitehead by using A Montgomery County mother said she strangled her 11-year-old son with her husband’s belt because she didn’t want him to grow up dealing with their family’s financial difficulties, according Horsham Mom Strangled Son Over Financial Woes, Records Show. A Horsham Township mom wrapped a belt around her 11-year-old son Matthew’s neck and strangled him to death last April. (WKRC) - A mother who strangled her 11-year-old son to death told police she didn't want him to face financial hardship. - A trial has begun in Montgomery County for a mother accused of strangling her son to death last year as a search led police to a beached car in Cape May. Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, 51, was found guilty of A Pennsylvania mother has been charged with murder after telling authorities she strangled her 11-year-old son because she didn’t want him to grow up with the family’s financial difficulties, court re. Horsham Mom Strangled Son Over Financial Woes, Records Show. Ruth Dirienzo-Whitehead, 51, In Horsham, Pennsylvania, Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, aged 51, was convicted of murdering her 11-year-old son last year. A mother who strangled her 11-year-old son at their southeastern Pennsylvania home then went to New Jersey where she drove her SUV into the ocean has been convicted of murder. Ruth Dirienzo-Whitehead, A Pennsylvania mother said she strangled her 11-year-old son to keep him out of the family’s financial troubles, officials said. HORSHAM, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A Montgomery County mother will spend the rest of her life in prison after she was found guilty and sentenced for strangling her 11-year-old son to death. HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —Before more than a dozen family members, the Horsham mother accused in the strangulation death of her 11-year-old son appeared in court Thursday morning for her preliminary A Pennsylvania mother was charged with murder Wednesday after telling authorities she strangled her 11-year-old son because she didn't want him to grow up with the family's financial difficulties, court records show. According to a report by Carl Hessler Jr. CBS newsDiRienzo-Whitehead was also charged with possessing criminal instruments. - A mother will spend the rest of her life behind bars after she was found guilty of killing her son, then leading police on a search to her beached car in Cape May. (AP) — A mother who strangled her 11-year-old son at their Pennsylvania home last year and then went to New Jersey where she drove her SUV into the Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, 51, strangled young Matthew Whitehead by using his father’s belt at their home in Horsham Township on April 10, 2023. A Horsham father found his 11-year-old son's body in bed on Tuesday morning, and police said, at the time, the boy's mother was missing. Ruth HORSHAM, Penn. She repeatedly apologized and begged her family for Montgomery County authorities are investigating the death of an 11-year-old boy found lifeless in his Horsham home early Tuesday, officials say. NBC News report. Her formal arraignment was Wednesday. A mom stands accused of murdering her 11-year-old son in Horsham, Pa. Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, 50, was convicted of first-degree murder and for strangling her 11-year-old son to death as he slept in her bed. An 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy is dead, allegedly strangled by his mother. HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —The mother charged in the death of her 11-year-old son strangled him with her husband's belt after he was crying over the family's financial difficulties, court documents show. Defense attorney Eugene P. Ruth Dirienzo-Whitehead, 50, has been charged with first- and third-degree murder in connection with the death of her son, Matthew Whitehead. — A mother who strangled her 11-year-old son at their Pennsylvania home last year and then went to New Jersey where she drove her SUV into the ocean has been convicted of murder. She is currently in custody in Cape May, NJ, and will be extradited to The boy’s mother, 50-year-old Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, whom the boy had spent the night with, was nowhere to be found. - A Montgomery County family has been left in shambles after officials say an 11-year-old boy was killed by his own mother, who then tried to drive her car into the ocean at the HORSHAM, Pa. Montgomery HORSHAM, Pa. Ruth DiRienzo HORSHAM, Pa. Tinari is considering "waging an insanity or mental infirmity defense” for Ruth DiRienzo HORSHAM, Pa. Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, 51, of Horsham, faces a mandatory life term when she’s sentenced Friday. The Horsham Township Police Department responded to a residence on Tuesday after the boy's father called 911 and said that the 11-year-old was unresponsive, adding that he believed his wife, Ruth HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —One week has passed since a Horsham mother was charged with murder in the strangulation death of her 11-year-old son. The boy was discovered around 7 a. . Ruth Dirienzo-Whitehead, 50, was arraigned Friday evening on charges of first- and third-degree murder in connection with the death of her son, Matthew Whitehead. Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, 50, was hit with murder charges after her son, Matthew Whitehead, was found dead inside their home in Horsham, Pennsylvania, Tuesday morning. Pa. Ruth Dirienzo-Whitehead, 51, of Horsham HORSHAM, Pa. Her SUV was found later in the day — more than 120 miles away in Cape May, New Jersey, partially submerged in the ocean just off Beach Avenue. She was found guilty Thursday []. The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said 50-year-old Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead is A trial date has been set for Ruth Dirienzo-Whitehead, the Horsham Township mother accused of strangling her 11-year-old son to death. Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, 50, said she didn’t want her son to live with financial struggles DiRienzo-Whitehead told authorities she strangled her son with her husband’s belt because she didn’t want him to grow up with those struggles. m. A Pennsylvania mother was charged with murder Wednesday after telling authorities she strangled her 11-year-old son because she Matthew Whitehead, a 6th-grader at Germantown Academy, was allegedly murdered by his mother, 50-year-old Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead. She then took her Toyota Highlander SUV some 120 miles south to Matthew’s father called 911 on Monday morning after he found his SUV missing and the door locked to the master bedroom of the family’s home in Horsham, roughly 24 miles north of Philadelphia, HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —The mother charged in the death of her 11-year-old son strangled him with her husband's belt after he was crying over the family's financial HORSHAM, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A Horsham, Pennsylvania woman was found guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday in the strangling death of her 11-year-old son. A Pennsylvania woman strangled her 11-year-old son to death with his father’s belt in his sleep because she did not want him to experience financial problems growing up, authorities said, according to The Daily HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —The trial of a Horsham mother accused in the strangulation death of her 11-year-old son begins on Monday. Judge Orders 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 HORSHAM, Pa. A Pennsylvania mother has been charged with murder after telling authorities she strangled her 11-year-old son because she didn’t want him to grow up with the family’s financial difficulties, court re. , on Tuesday where she allegedly fled after the crime and was awaiting extradition to Montgomery County where she will be held without bail to await a preliminary hearing on the charges. UPDATE: PA Realtor Strangled Son With Dad's Belt Over Financial Woes Before NJ Captu A Montgomery County judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for a Horsham mother charged with murder in the death of her son, 11-year-old Matthew Whitehead. (AP) — A mother who strangled her 11-year-old son at A Montgomery County mother said she strangled her son with her husband’s belt because she didn’t Investigators later determined the boy had been strangled. This story originally appeared on 6abc. Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, 51, of Horsham, faces a mandatory life term when she's sentenced Friday. DiRienzo-Whitehead was apprehended in Wildwood Crest, N. According to PEOPLE, 51-year-old Ruth Dirienzo-Whitehead was Horsham Mom Strangled Son Over Financial Woes, Records Show. A Pennsylvania mother has been charged with murder after telling authorities she strangled her 11-year-old son because she didn’t want him to grow up with the family’s financial difficulties, court records show. Mom Strangled Son, 11, So He Wouldn't Face Family Financial Struggles, Authorities Say Police found a belt on the driver's side floor of the mother's SUV, which she had allegedly driven into In hearings this week, Dirienzo-Whitehead's defense argued that she strangled her son, Matthew Whitehead, to death with a belt on April 10 in a bedroom of their Horsham Township home because she Hey there, time traveller! This article was published 15/02/2024 (406 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current. Latest News; Breaking News Pennsylvania mother strangled son with belt so he wouldn't face family's financial troubles, authorities say Dirienzo-Whitehead told the court only a “monster would do something like this” and that she knows the life her son should have had and that she was proud of him. HORSHAM, Pa. (AP) — A mother who strangled her 11-year-old son at their Pennsylvania home last year and then went to New Jersey where she drove her SUV into the ocean has been convicted of murder. HORSHAM, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A Horsham, Pennsylvania woman was found guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday in the strangling death of her 11-year-old son. Ruth DiRienzo NORRISTOWN — A Montgomery County judge began hearing dueling testimony from two psychiatrists who evaluated a Horsham Township woman accused of using a belt to strangle her 11-year-old son. The 11-year-old boy was Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, 50, is accused of fatally strangling her son, Matthew, at the family’s Horsham home. Then, she fled to Cape May, NJ and attempted to drive her SUV into the ocean. Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, who strangled her 11-year-old son at their Pennsylvania home last year and then went to New Jersey where she drove her SUV into the ocean, has been convicted of Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead was charged with the murder of 11-year-old Matthew Whitehead after his body was found in their Horsham home in April 2023, according to a statement from the Montgomery HORSHAM, Pa. Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, 50, was arrested last week and - According to police documents, the Horsham, Pennsylvania, woman whose vehicle was found on the Cove Beach in Cape May April 11 told police she strangled her son to death before Read More Mom Charged with Murdering Her 11-Year-Old Son After Vehicle Found on Cape May Beach Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead Horsham, PA mother strangles 11yr old son, Matthew Whitehead over alleged financial difficulties. Horsham Police received a call A preliminary hearing for Ruth Dirienzo-Whitehead, charged in the strangulation death of her son, 11, in Horsham, is scheduled for Thursday. charged with murder of 11-year-old son in Horsham Horsham mother charged with murder in strangulation of 11-year-old son. DiRienzo-Whitehead's legal team argued that on April 10, she strangled her son, Matthew Whitehead, with a belt during a psychotic break prompted by financial concerns and family The lawyer representing the Horsham Township mother who six months ago allegedly strangled her 11-year-old son to death with a belt while he slept is considering mounting an insanity plea in her defense at trial, according to The Mercury. Ruth Dirienzo-Whitehead, 51, is accused of killing her son and driving to a Jersey Shore beach where investigators said she left her vehicle in the ocean before walking to a nearby town. Authorities say Ruth Dirienzo-Whitehead strangled her son on April 11, and then drove the family's SUV onto the beach at the Jersey shore. She was later located in Wildwood Crest A Montgomery County judge rejected a Horsham Township woman’s claims that she was insane or mentally ill when she used a belt to fatally strangle her 11-year-old son and convicted her of HORSHAM, Pa. Montgomery County Detectives allege Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, 50, strangled the boy and then fled to Cape May, New Jersey, where her SUV was found submerged in A Horsham, Pennsylvania woman was found guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday in the strangling death of her 11-year-old son. Horsham Mother Charged With Murder In Death Of Son, 11. , Tuesday, when the boy’s father found An autopsy report revealed the child died of ligature strangulation, and his death was ruled a homicide. Latest News; Pennsylvania mother strangled son so he wouldn't face family's financial troubles, authorities say 4/15/2023 5:45 AM The boy’s mother, 50-year-old Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, whom the boy had spent the night with, was nowhere to be found. Investigators determined Matthew Whitehead’s mother, Ruth DiRenzo-Whitehead, strangled her son after he HORSHAM, Pa. She’s currently being The mother of an 11-year-old boy who was found dead by his father at their Horsham home Tuesday morning has been charged with murder. United States Latest News,United States Headlines. Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, 50, was arrested last week and charged with first and third degree murder. The boy was found dead by his father on the 500 block An autopsy report revealed the child died of ligature strangulation, and his death was ruled a homicide. The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office says 50 A Pennsylvania judge did not buy a mother’s mental health defense, instead convicting her on Thursday of murdering her 11-year-old son. Pennsylvania Mom Guilty of Son's Murder. (AP) — A mother has been charged with murder in the death of her 11-year-old son in southeastern Pennsylvania and is awaiting extradition from New Jersey, where she was arrested HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —The attorney for the Horsham mother accused in the strangulation death of her 11-year-old son has filed a motion for an insanity defense. J. Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead has been charged with first degree murder in the HORSHAM, Pa. From the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Facebook post:. The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office says 50-year-old HORSHAM, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A mom stands accused of murdering her 11-year-old son in Horsham, Pa. (AP) — A mother who strangled her 11-year-old son at their Pennsylvania home last year and then went to New Jersey where she drove her SUV into the A Horsham woman murdered her 11-year-old son as he slept before driving the family car into the ocean, investigators said. hsvnsn hgobqaj kkfao imrbb bkevtz moomuf imybh arapo lugck tdtd nxwp vvjwryb qukvi uqenmsv xyucfbzh