Hearing in torture killing of disabled Pa. woman pushed back because suspects have head lice

Suspects’ lice delays Pa. torture-murder hearing

GREENSBURG, Pa. — A district judge’s office says a hearing for six people charged in the torture killing of a mentally disabled Pennsylvania woman has been postponed because the suspects have head lice.

Westmoreland County Prison Warden John Walton would only say the suspects are being treated for a medical issue.

The suspects are charged in the killing of 30-year-old Jennifer Daugherty. They were scheduled for a preliminary hearing Thursday at which prosecutors would try to show they enough evidence to take the case to trial. Now that hearing is scheduled for March 4.

Investigators say the suspects forced Daugherty to drink urine and detergent and write a suicide note last week before killing her and dumping her body in Greensburg, southeast of Pittsburgh.