Woman accused of fatally poisoning baby allegedly made her ingest batteries, 'water beads' for months

NEW CASTLE, Pa. (TCD) -- Officials arrested a 20-year-old woman this week after she allegedly forced her boyfriend’s 1-year-old daughter to ingest harmful objects for months and fatally poisoned her with acetone. Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced Thursday, Jan. 11, that her office charged Aleisia Owens with criminal homicide, attempted homicide, aggravated assault of a child, endangering the welfare of a child, and other offenses related to the alleged abuse and death of Iris Alfera. According to the attorney general’s office, on June 25, 2023, emergency re