8/3/17
by News Department on 08/03/17Guilty Verdict...
A Mahanoy City woman has been sentenced to prison for the death of a child in Schuylkill County.
54 year old Pietrina Hoffman was sentenced to 16-32 years in prison for the death of 14-month-old Neveah Doyle in January of 2016.
Doyle was found dead on the floor in Hoffman’s home on West Centre Street in Mahanoy City.
According to the autopsy, the child was smothered to death while Hoffman was caring for her and the toddler had been dead for hours before police were called.
Hoffman was found guilty of third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and aggravated assault back in June.
President Judge William E. Baldwin sentenced her to serve 16 to 32 years in a state correctional institution.
