Mother accused of starving daughter to death has first court hearing
A Fayetteville woman accused of starving her physically and mentally challenged daughter to death made her first court appearance Tuesday at the Cumberland County Detention Center.Bertha Brewington Melvin, 68, of the 1600 block of Flintshire Road, is charged with first-degree murder and abuse of a disabled person in the February death of Tial La’Chelle Melvin, 22.The elder Melvin is charged with an additional count of abuse of a disabled person related to Edna Melvin, 28, who […]
