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Top Philadelphia news: Dad used baby as human shield; child's caretaker faces murder charge; more

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Published on November 13, 2019
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Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Philadelphia.

Father accused of using baby, shot 4 times, as human shield

The father of an 11-month-old boy, who was shot four times in Philadelphia last month, is now under arrest in connection with the shooting, the district attorney's office announced on Tuesday.

Read the full story on 6abc Action News.

Caretaker faces murder charge in death of 4-year-old girl 

A 4-year-old Philadelphia girl endured what is described as horrific abuse and was "killed brutally" by the person her mother trusted to care for the young child, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office.

Read the full story on NBC LA.

Wife of slain police officer says district attorney unfit to hear appeal by husband's killer

A petition was launched to disqualify Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner from having any further involvement in the legal appeals of Mumia Abu-Jamal.

Read the full story on CBS Philadelphia.

District attorney exonerates 10 men wrongly imprisoned for murder

In 2018, longtime defense attorney Larry Krasner took over the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and relaunched its Conviction Integrity Unit, designed to revisit cases that may have been tainted by police or prosecutorial misconduct or flawed science.

Read the full story on MySanAntonio.

String of electronics thefts by teens could be related, police say

Police are searching for teen suspects related to a recent string of electronics thefts in the city. They have posted a video and are asking for the public's help in identifying any of the people in the video.

Read the full story on ABC Philadelphia, WPVI.


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