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Horsham woman who strangled her son with belt and drove into ocean found guilty of murder

Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, 51, now faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison.

Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, of Horsham, was found guilty Thursday of strangling her 11-year-old son, Matthew, with her husband's belt last year.
Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, of Horsham, was found guilty Thursday of strangling her 11-year-old son, Matthew, with her husband's belt last year.Read moreRodrigo Torrejón / Staff