Faith-healing parents surrender custody of 6 children after toddler's death
Penn Live/February 15, 2017
By Ivey DeJesus
Jonathan, 34, and Grace Foster, 32, have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of children.
The Fosters were in court for a hearing regarding a motion filed by the district attorney's office seeking to require them to provide medical care for their children as a condition of bail. The DA's office has withdrawn its motion, WFMZ-TV reported.
The six children range in age from 7 months to 11 years.
A Berks County couple charged in the death of their 2-year-old daughter have voluntarily surrendered custody of their six other children to authorities.
Jonathan and Grace Foster were in court Wednesday morning for a bail modification hearing, surrendered custody of their six children to Berks County Children and Youth Services, according to a report by WFMZ-TV in Berks County.
The Fosters were charged earlier this month in the Nov. 8 death of 2‑year‑old Ella Foster, who died of pneumonia in her father's arms, after her parents failed to get her medical treatment.
The Fosters are member of the non-denomination Faith Tabernacle church, which believes in faith healing and prohibits its members from getting any form of medical care. The church has congregations in Lebanon, Mechanicsburg and Carlisle.
Jonathan, 34, and Grace Foster, 32, have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of children.
The Fosters were in court for a hearing regarding a motion filed by the district attorney's office seeking to require them to provide medical care for their children as a condition of bail. The DA's office has withdrawn its motion, WFMZ-TV reported.
The six children range in age from 7 months to 11 years.