Pennsylvania parents plead guilty of refusing to call 911 for dying newborn baby

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Pa. — Two Pennsylvania parents pleaded guilty after they refused to call 911 for their dying newborn baby.

Drew and Amy Hoenigke’s baby died two days after birth in 2022, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office said.

Drew pleaded guilty to recklessly endangering another person and concealing the death of a child. Amy pleaded guilty to felony aggravated assault.

A third person, Brigitte Meckes, was also charged.

Investigators in Sullivan County determined the child was in respiratory distress and then went into cardiac arrest. Evidence indicated that the parents and Meckes were aware of the severity of the baby’s medical situation and had the means and ability to call for help but never did.

The attorney general’s office said text messages showed all three people were aware the baby was dying but no one called 911 for help.

A Sullivan County judge will impose sentences on Drew and Amy. The case against Meckes is pending.

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