Friday, January 16, 2015
Associated Press
ALIQUIPPA, Pa.
A judge has dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against a man whose two toddler daughters died when a dresser crashed down onto them.
David Beatty Jr., 28, and his wife, Jennifer, must still stand trial on child endangerment charges.
Police say they discovered deplorable conditions inside the home when they investigated the July 4 deaths of 2-year-old Brooklyn and 3-year-old Ryeley.
Beatty was in the bathroom when the dresser fell down on the girls, and he remained there for about 10 minutes afterward.
Beaver County prosecutors had argued that he should have known that letting the girls play in and around the dresser was dangerous.