{"id":140410,"date":"2026-03-17T07:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T07:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/140410\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T07:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T07:23:09","slug":"mother-now-charged-with-homicide-in-death-of-3-year-old-son-in-penn-hills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/140410\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother now charged with homicide in death of 3-year-old son in Penn Hills"},"content":{"rendered":"

A mother from Penn Hills is now charged with homicide in connection with the death of her 3-year-old son.<\/p>\n

Last week, Lagomau Malu and Adam Chirico were charged in connection with the death<\/a> of their 3-year-old son, Devin Goodson.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The couple were arrested and charged after the young boy died at the hospital after he was found unresponsive on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Allegheny County Police said Monday<\/a> that after consulting with the medical examiner’s office and the district attorney’s office, Malu has now been charged with criminal homicide.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Police said that Malu admitted to hitting her son multiple times in the head and kneeled on his chest because he wet the bed. He died the next day.<\/p>\n

A forensic pathologist found the child died of a head injury and ruled his death a homicide.<\/p>\n

Malu and Chirico were both denied bail and are being held in the Allegheny County Jail.<\/p>\n

Preliminary healings for the two individuals are scheduled for later this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A neighbor who lives close by the home said that she was shocked to learn about the case.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It was scary,” she said. “It was very, very scary. It’s strange. I’ve lived here over 20-something years now, and nothing like this has ever happened. I was just praying for them, praying everything was okay. It was not a good sight to see. It was like they were carrying a dummy or something. He was not responsive at all.”<\/p>\n

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