A tragedy unfolded in Uniontown as a 2-year-old girl named Margaret Nunn was pronounced dead after alleged abuse. Emmanuel Dennis, a 33-year-old Uniontown resident has been charged with homicide in connection to her death, according to the Fayette County District Attorney's Office. The coroner's office, after being called to Uniontown Hospital just after noon on Monday, confirmed the child's death, with preliminary investigation hinting that she died as a result of "serious physical abuse" at Dennis' hands, WPXI reported.
In addition to the homicide charge, Dennis faces charges of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children, and is currently held in the county jail without bail. The Pennsylvania State Police responded to a call in the Village of Searights in Menallen Township on Monday, where they discovered the medical emergency involving the child. Margaret Nunn was subsequently rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead, as detailed in a WTAE report.
The District Attorney's Office said that the investigation remains ongoing and, urges anyone with information to come forward and contact the Pennsylvania State Police in Uniontown or the district attorney's office directly. Meanwhile, the criminal complaint against Dennis indicates he allegedly abused the child on several occasions over the past weeks and admitted to kicking her across the floor to the child's bedroom shortly before she died.
An autopsy to ascertain the exact cause of death is pending, and Fayette County officials have not yet released further details. Trooper Kalee Barnhart, a state police spokesperson, confirmed that, "the investigation is ongoing and pending autopsy results." The gravity of these events casts a somber light on the community, stirring not just mourning, but an urgent cry against such brutal acts inflicted upon the defenseless.
