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Pennsylvania Woman Charged in Infant's Drowning at Hotel Spa Tub

Diontae Nicole Beckett faces charges including involuntary manslaughter after her five-month-old daughter drowned in a hotel spa tub, prosecutors allege. The case is undecided.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Sep 9, 2026, 10:57 a.m. ETWritten Sep 9, 2026, 3:53 p.m. ET
A 25-year-old Philadelphia woman has been in connection with the drowning death of her five-month-old daughter at a hotel, according to the . Diontae Nicole Beckett was on September 9, 2026, with endangering the welfare of children and involuntary manslaughter, as reported by NBC Philadelphia. The government alleges that Beckett placed her daughter inside a spa tub at the hotel while she was intoxicated, causing the child to drown. The charges are allegations, and Beckett is presumed innocent until proven guilty. The case remains at the charging stage, and no trial date has been set. As this matter is only at the charging stage, it is undecided and has not been resolved in court.

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