A Pennsylvania mother swore under oath that she didn’t know where her 2-month-old infant was—while authorities say she had already hidden the baby with an accomplice. Disturbing photos later surfaced showing her holding the child while hitting a man, according to investigators.
Kyzhera Star Weaver, 18 (according to the police, and 19 and one month according to court documents on Wednesday, March 19), and Jesenia Loarte Mercado, 35, of Lancaster, have been charged after police claim to have uncovered a scheme to conceal the baby from authorities.
Lancaster County Children and Youth was granted custody of the infant on March 14, but when caseworkers tried to retrieve the child, they were nowhere to be found, prompting an urgent search, police said…