FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A woman charged in connection with the starvation death of a 7-year-old boy with special needs pleaded guilty Thursday in Broward County court.
Mirlande Moltimer, 49, changed her plea in the high-profile case tied to the death of Deonte Atwell, who investigators said was starved to death at his home on Christmas Day in 2023.
Atwell weighed just 7 pounds when first responders found him, according to investigators. Prosecutors previously alleged the child was tortured as part of what they believed was a scheme to defraud Medicaid…