Father, 2 others charged in homicide of girl, 3
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — A man and two women in a Pittsburgh suburb are charged with criminal homicide in the death of his 3-year-old daughter, who was found badly bruised and malnourished. Authorities on Wednesday announced charges in the June 9 death of Bella Seachrist. Detectives say the child suffered “prolonged physical and mental abuse.” Authorities have charged her father, 29-year-old Jose Salazar-Ortiz; her stepmother, 27-year-old Laura Ramriez; and Ramriez’s sister, 20-year-old Alexis Herrera, with criminal homicide, aggravated assault of a child, child endangerment and other counts. Salaza-Ortiz and Ramriez are held in the Allegheny County Jail. An arrest warrant has been issued for Herrera.