Event Brief
Woman charged in infant drowning after spa tub
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 09, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Summary: A 25-year-old Philadelphia woman, Diontae Nicole Beckett, was charged in the drowning death of her 5-month-old daughter at a hotel in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Prosecutors say she was drunk when she allegedly put the infant in a hotel spa tub on May 11; she waived a preliminary hearing in court Wednesday.
WHO: Diontae Nicole Beckett, 25, of Philadelphia; her 5-month-old daughter
WHAT: Charged with endangering the welfare of children and involuntary manslaughter in connection with an infant drowning at a hotel spa tub
WHEN: Sep 09, 2026 at 2:28 PM ET
WHERE: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
WHY: Prosecutors allege Beckett was drunk when she put the baby in a hotel spa tub, leading to the drowning death.
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