New Castle Woman Charged With Homicide In Death Of Infant Daughter

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

A 20-year-old New Castle woman is being charged with criminal homicide and additional charges in the death of her one-year-old Daughter last June.

The charges against Aleisia Owens were filed by Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry on Thursday following an investigation led by the New Castle Police Department, which concluded that the death of Owens’ daughter was a homicide following an autopsy by the Medical examiner.

Owens is additionally charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault of a child, endangering the welfare of a child, and other offenses. She was denied bail due to the homicide charge.