Abington couple convicted in waterboarding incident while disciplining child

Abington couple convicted in waterboarding incident while disciplining child

NORRISTOWN — An Abington Township couple were convicted of conspiring in a scheme to discipline the woman’s 11-year-old daughter with a waterboarding technique that impeded the child’s ability to breathe. “They tried to waterboard me. I didn’t know what was happening. I couldn’t breathe. I was scared,” the girl, now 12, testified on Wednesday during the trial of her mother and stepfather in Montgomery County Court. The girl, who most recently re…

Judge convicts Abington couple in waterboarding of 11-year-old as discipline

NORRISTOWN — An Abington Township couple were convicted of conspiring in a scheme to discipline the woman’s 11-year-old daughter with a waterboarding technique that impeded the child’s ability to breathe. “They tried to waterboard me. I didn’t know what was happening. I couldn’t breathe. I was scared,” the girl, now 12, testified on Wednesday during the trial of her mother and stepfather in Montgomery County Court. The girl, who most recently re…