Woman Accused Of Abandoning Quadriplegic Son In Woods Extradited To Philadelphia
A woman accused of abandoning her quadriplegic son in the woods for four days is now behind bars in Philadelphia and will face attempted murder charges.
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A woman accused of abandoning her quadriplegic son in the woods for four days is now behind bars in Philadelphia and will face attempted murder charges.
A spokesman for the Montgomery County, Md., state's attorney's office says 41-year-old Nyia Parler waived her extradition hearing and was being processed for return to Philadelphia.
Philadelphia police are searching for the suspect who was caught on tape displaying a "police-type" badge and then stealing a female's purse.
They called the man's doctor, his aunt and police for help, to no avail. Then three days later a man found Norman lying in the woods, weak, but alive.
A woman accused of dumping her quadriplegic son in the woods at a park so she could spend the week with her out-of-state boyfriend will face an attempted murder charge, police said Tuesday.
Police say a quadriplegic with cerebral palsy was found lying in the woods with a wheelchair and a Bible nearby in southwest Philadelphia.
It happened just after 2 p.m. at the intersection of 8th and Cobbs Creek Parkway.
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