Dad pleads guilty to murder in 12-year-old Malinda Hoagland’s death

Rendell Hoagland pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree murder and conspiracy for his admitted role in the death of his 12-year-old daughter, Malinda Hoagland.

Chester County prosecutors said the torture inflicted on her came despite the fact that she was a straight-A student, a little girl who wrote essays of love for her family.

Prosecutors detailed in court Friday the severe, repeated beatings, starvation and torture of Malinda. They say it spanned years…

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