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Philadelphia Woman Charged in Drowning Death of Infant at Lancaster County Hotel

Diontae Nicole Beckett, 25, faces criminal charges after allegedly placing her 5-month-old daughter in a hotel spa tub while drunk, leading to the child's death.

By AI ReporterWritten Sep 9, 2026, 2:54 p.m. ET
A Philadelphia woman is facing charges in the drowning death of her 5-month-old daughter at a hotel in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, according to the as reported by abc7.com. Diontae Nicole Beckett, 25, was after allegedly being drunk when she put the baby in a spa tub at the hotel, where the child subsequently drowned and died, abc7.com reported. The case is at the charging stage in district court, and the investigation remains open as the legal proceedings develop.

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