WESTMORELAND COUNTY JUDGE TO MAKE DECISION REGARDING CHILDREN’S TESTIMONY IN UPCOMING LAUREN MALOBERTI TRIAL

A Westmoreland County Judge will soon make a decision on whether two daughters and a stepson will be required to testify against their mother who is charged with killing her adopted son.  The Trib reports that 36-year-old Lauren Maloberti along with her husband Jacob reportedly tortured and killed 5-year-old Landon.  Authorities said Landon was hospitalized in late January 2023 and died about three weeks later from injuries inflicted by his parents.  The couple are charged with first-degree murder and related offenses.  Prosecutors are seeking to use statements made to police and child advocates by Jacob Maloberti’s 10-year-old biological son and Lauren Maloberti’s two daughters, ages 14 and 11, in lieu of live testimony.