6/29/17
by News Department on 06/29/17Guilty Verdict...
A Mahanoy City woman accused of smothering a toddler, in 2016, has been found guilty of third-degree murder by a jury.
The jury came back around 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, in the case against Pietrina C. Hoffman, who took a muscle relaxant, morphine and liquid sleep aid hours before the baby died.
She was found guilty on all but a drug paraphernalia charge in the death of 14-month-old Nevaeh N. Doyle.
Hoffman, who is also known as Pietrina C. Williams, was represented by public defender Kent D. Watkins. District Attorney Christine A. Holman and Assistant District Attorney Debra A. Smith prosecuted the case.
No bail was set following the verdict and Williams was taken into custody.
