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PITTSBURGH — A woman charged in the death of her 3-year-old stepdaughter was convicted of first-degree murder on Monday.
Laura Ramriez was accused of orchestrating the abuse that led up to the death of Bella Seachrist.
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Seachrist’s death rocked the tight-knit community of Oakmont in 2020.
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Investigators say Ramriez and her husband, Jose Eduardo Salazar-Ortiz, starved the little girl to death, tortured her, and physically abused her.
Salazar-Ortiz was found guilty in May 2023.
Ramriez is now awaiting sentencing.
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