Politics & Government

Chester County Mother Allegedly Injected Teenage Daughter With Heroin: Reports

The woman showed "depravity beyond belief," the district attorney said.

A Chester County mother has been arrested for injecting her daughter and another teenager with heroin, according to multiple media reports.

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The teens said they’d been supplied with and injected with heroin several times at Riffey’s house in September, reports state.

Riffey would even tie a draw string of a sweatshirt around the teen’s arms to bring out the veins, according to reports.

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Riffey is in jail on $5,000 bail.

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