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DHS fires two workers charged in starvation case

The Department of Human Services this afternoon fired workers Dana Poindexter, 51, and Laura Sommerer, 33, a week after the two were criminally charged in connection with the starvation death of 14-year-old Danieal Kelly.

Laura Sommerer (left) and Dana Poindexter were fired from the Department of Human Services today after both were charged with the death of Danieal Kelly.
Laura Sommerer (left) and Dana Poindexter were fired from the Department of Human Services today after both were charged with the death of Danieal Kelly.Read more
    by By John Sullivan, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
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The Department of Human Services this afternoon fired workers Dana Poindexter, 51, and Laura Sommerer, 33, a week after the two were criminally charged in connection with the starvation death of 14-year-old Danieal Kelly.

On Monday Mayor Michael Nutter suspended seven employees who had oversight responsibility over caseworkers Poindexter and Sommerer.

A grand jury last week charged the two with child endangerment for doing nothing to save Kelly. The seven supervisors were named in the grand-jury report, but they were not indicted.