PITTSBURGH – A woman accused in the death of her 3-year-old stepdaughter was convicted Monday of first-degree murder.
Laura Ramriez was accused of orchestrating the abuse that led to Bella Seachrist’s death.
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Seachrist’s death shook the close-knit community of Oakmont in 2020.
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Investigators say Ramriez and her husband, José Eduardo Salazar-Ortiz, starved the girl, tortured and physically abused her.
Salazar-Ortiz was found guilty in May 2023.
Ramriez is now awaiting sentencing.
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