A Pennsylvania girl underwent a harrowing physical transformation before dying after months of torture by her father and stepmother, authorities say.
Malinda Hoagland, 12, was found “barely alive” by police on May 4 after her father Rendall Hoagland called 911 claiming she had crashed her bike into a tree.
The girl, who weighed just 50 pounds, died within hours of arriving at the hospital, where officials were shocked by her condition, which included severe bruising, a half-dozen broken bones and liver damage.
Hoagland, 52, and his fiancée Cindy Warren, 45, were charged in connection with his death two days later.
DailyMail.com reviewed the couple’s social media and can reveal that Malinda disappeared from her father’s Facebook in early January, while the couple continued to post images of Wilson’s nine-year-old Gavin, who police say did not suffer. abuses.
Malinda was found after Hoagland called 911 claiming her daughter hit a tree while riding her bike and lost consciousness.
In the latest images her father posted, Malinda looks haggard while displaying what appear to be Christmas gifts. In one image, her hand appears bruised.
Rendell Hoagland, 52, and his fiancée Cindy Warren, 45, were charged with the death of their daughter Malinda after authorities found her with multiple broken bones and “barely alive.”
In the latest images Rendall posted of the girl, she looks emaciated as she displays what appear to be Christmas gifts. In one image, her hand appears bruised.
Over the past few weeks, Hoagland posted pictures with Gavin at the movies, at a car racing event, and with the Cub Scouts.
Hoagland wrote on March 16: ‘Gavin had a great day today at Cub Scouts. He took first place at the Bear Den level. He couldn’t be more excited and proud. Congratulations, friend.’
Warren almost exclusively posted images of Gavin on Facebook and only once shared an image of Malinda, in December 2020.
She previously pleaded guilty in 2009 to allowing her ex-husband to beat their son Isaiah, who was three years old at the time, and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
Both are charged with attempted criminal homicide, assault and kidnapping, among other charges. Investigators say additional charges, including murder, are possible.
Hoagland used to post often about her daughter, but stopped doing so completely in January.
However, Hoagland continued to post images with Wilson’s nine-year-old Gavin, who police say was not abused.
Malinda and Gavin are seen above in an image shared by their father in 2020.
Her ex-husband McKinley Warren Jr. is serving a sentence of between 25 and 50 years for abusing the child and also for killing their two-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.
Warren was the girl’s stepmother, the Pocono Record reported.
Police say Malinda was taken out of school in December and was often kept handcuffed to furniture in the basement.
Authorities said the girl had been appearing on camera for online classes, but was chained underneath, away from the camera’s view.
Deleted videos recovered from the couple’s electronic devices allegedly show the extent of the abuse the girl suffered.
Some of the videos, from the home’s camera system, showed Malinda being handcuffed by her ankles to furniture and being verbally berated by the couple over the camera’s speaker system.
Hoagland and Warren were avid Facebook users and until last year shared images of Malinda and another boy named Gavin.
Warren almost exclusively posted images of Gavin on Facebook and only once shared an image of Malinda: in December 2020.
Other videos reportedly show Malinda being forced to sleep on the floor, chained, with no pillow or blankets and being told not to expect breakfast, lunch or dinner.
The couple also allegedly deleted their text messages before calling 911, but the recovered messages showed them discussing the girl’s worsening condition.
In an exchange mentioned in the affidavit, Warren tells Hoagland to “take” Malinda to the hospital instead of calling 911.
Both are charged with attempted criminal homicide, assault and kidnapping, among other charges. Investigators say additional charges, including murder, are possible.
The last images he shared of Malinda were posted on January 5, when she appeared to be opening Christmas presents with Gavin.
The photo above shows the house where Malinda was allegedly tortured for months.
They are being held on $1 million cash bail.
When asked about Malinda’s injuries, the couple allegedly claimed they were due to the bike accident and being accidentally hit by another child on a water slide.
When asked about her wasting, they stated that she had been steadily losing weight for months and that they planned to take her to a doctor about it.
