A coward named Brian Hungler committed suicide on the morning of April 24th.
Life-saving measures were performed but were unsuccessful.
Hungler was on trial for severely abusing his infant child in the Spring of 2022.
The DA’s office presented evidence of Hungler’s guilt, including testimony by Lebanon County detective David Shaffer, who described multiple confessions Hungler made for causing the injuries to his newborn child. The DA’s office said that Hungler had inflicted serious injuries to the baby’s brain, ribs, and leg bones.
“Countless doctors appeared to outline the baby’s broken bones and internal brain bleeds for the jury,” the news release states.
“Lastly, a medical expert from the Hershey Medical Center’s Child Protective Team opined the injuries were caused only by an abuser. The Commonwealth rested its case-in-chief on Tuesday and prepared for closing arguments. Closing statements, deliberation, and the jury’s verdict were expected today.”
The DA’s office said that police were called to Hungler’s home early Wednesday morning for a report of a gunshot injury, and that officers subsequently located Hungler in his home with a semi-automatic handgun in his hand and a single gunshot wound to his head, “consistent with a self-inflicted injury.”
Lebanon County man accused of infant abuse dies by suicide during trial
The trial of Brian Hungler, a North Lebanon Township resident accused of severely abusing his infant child, ended abruptly when the defendant died by apparent suicide early Wednesday morning, April 24.
lebtown.com