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Two Mothers Charged in Infants' Tragic Deaths

12/18/2025

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Mothers Charged with Murder

Destiny Faith Chiveral, a 24-year-old Maryland mother, faces first-degree murder charges after her 5-week-old daughter died December 4 from blunt force trauma.
Chiveral claimed the infant was smothered between couch cushions.
Autopsy results revealed severe injuries.
In North Carolina, Latisha Annette Linzsey, 49, was indicted for second-degree murder after her foster child Kemari Morgan died from a fatal medication dose.
Linzsey's foster parent license had expired, raising concerns about oversight.

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Son Arrested for Murder

Damari Lipscomb, the 24-year-old suspect, was arrested in Pennsylvania on suspicion of fatally shooting his mother, Adia Lipscomb Mingo, in Temple Hills, Maryland.
Police found Mingo, 45, dead at her Temple Hills home after responding to reports of a shooting.
The shooting is believed to stem from an ongoing dispute between Lipscomb and his mother.
Lipscomb was apprehended in Pennsylvania with assistance from multiple law enforcement agencies and is awaiting extradition to Maryland.
Authorities urge anyone with information to contact the Prince George’s County Police Department.

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Mothers Charged with Murder

Destiny Faith Chiveral, a 24-year-old Maryland mother, faces first-degree murder charges after her 5-week-old daughter died December 4 from blunt force trauma.
Chiveral claimed the infant was smothered between couch cushions.
Autopsy results revealed severe injuries.
In North Carolina, Latisha Annette Linzsey, 49, was indicted for second-degree murder after her foster child Kemari Morgan died from a fatal medication dose.
Linzsey's foster parent license had expired, raising concerns about oversight.

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