The man who police said murdered his 7-year-old daughter before killing himself had a long history of violence, including biting off part of a man’s ear and.
The verbal gymnastics retired Pennsylvania Family Court Judge Doris A. Pechkurow put forth as a defense for a fellow jurist whose flawed judgment cost a child her life are distressing yet understandable. Colleagues in court, and all that.
Judge Pechkurow can run cover for Bucks County Judge Jeffrey G. Trauger from now until forever. In my view and those of legions of others, his incomprehensible decision to allow mentally unstable Jeffrey Mancuso, who was raised in Medford, New Jersey, unsupervised custody of his 7-year-old daughter, Kayden, without mandating mandating mental health treatment as recommended by a custody evaluator psychiatrist is criminal.
Sen. Steve Santarsiero, D-Bucks, speaks at a 2019 news conference.
Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Luzerne/Pikc/Susquehanna/Wayne/ Wyoming, speaks during a recent Senate Judiciary Committee.
A bipartisan piece of legislation has been reintroduced in the state Senate to clarify to courts that the safety and welfare of children is placed above all other issues in child custody cases.
Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Luzerne/Pikc/Susquehanna/Wayne/ Wyoming, and Sen. Steven J. Santarsiero, D-Bucks, have introduced Senate Bill 78, known as Kayden’s Law in memory of Kayden Mancuso.
Mancuso was a 7-year-old who was murdered by her biological father during a court-ordered visit. According to the legislative memorandum, a psychological evaluation had stated Kayden’s father had suicidal thoughts, depression and showed violent tendencies. The man also reportedly had previous assault convictions and a three-year protection from abuse order. Baker and Santarsiero say the evaluation was largely ignored when
A Lower Makefield couple has filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging county, local and state systems failed to protect their 7-year-old daughter, who was murdered in 2018 while on a court-ordered visit with her biological father.
Arguments on preliminary defense objections were held in Bucks County Court Wednesday in the suit brought by Kathryn and Brian Sherlock on behalf of Kayden Mancuso.
Last month, Montgomery County senior Judge Emanuel A. Bertin was assigned to the case at the request of Bucks County President Judge Wallace Bateman. The Sherlocks, who are not lawyers, are representing themselves in the lawsuit.
Among the defendants named in the suit is Bucks County Judge Jeffrey G. Trauger, who oversaw the custody case between Sherlock and her ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Mancuso.