Mandie Reusch, a 35-year-old Pennsylvania lady, was just lately charged with aiding suicide and harassment of estranged boyfriend and father of her baby Kevin Metzger, a 37-year-old military veteran who killed himself on June 18, 2021.
In an announcement, District Lawyer Nicole Ziccarelli accused Mandie Reusch of driving her then-boyfriend Kevin Metzger to suicide with a collection of ‘heinous and graphic’ textual content messages whereas he was away at navy coaching. Authorities mentioned that Reusch relentlessly tormented the sufferer for weeks, beginning in Could 2021, after he left for military coaching.
The barrage of texts was reportedly laced with profanities and insults the place she would repeatedly demean and threaten to remove the custody of their daughter, Salem Metzger, earlier than encouraging him to kill himself. Slowed down by the torrential hate-fueled messages, a mentally defeated Kevin Metzger reportedly took his personal life after sending the texts from his girlfriend to a involved buddy. Ziccarelli mentioned:
“Mr Metzger should be right here at this time if these messages didn’t affect and encourage him to take his personal life. These messages from Mr Metzger’s estranged girlfriend was steady and unrelenting for months till they lastly stopped when the sufferer took his personal life.”
Mandie Reusch despatched a video of her having s*x with one other man to her boyfriend
Detailing the incident, Ziccarelli mentioned that the vicious cycle of messages began on Could 5, 2021, when the sufferer was away at a coaching facility and Mandie Reusch remained residence with their daughter.
On that day, Reusch allegedly despatched a WhatsApp message to the sufferer saying she was shifting in with one other man and he would by no means see his daughter once more.
“I hope for (the kid’s) sake that you simply do kill your self. She can be higher off not even understanding you.”
Shortly after, the cruelty within the texts reportedly elevated with the frequency of every message despatched by the suspect. In one of many texts, the suspect reportedly advised the sufferer she would have intercourse along with her new accomplice on Mom’s Day and their daughter would start addressing the brand new beau as dad.
Authorities mentioned that when the sufferer despatched the suspect $200 to cowl an expense, Mandie Reusch reportedly despatched a video of her having intercourse with a person and knowledgeable him she had destroyed his property at residence. One of many texts learn:
“Go kill your self. You aren’t an actual (expletive) human.”
Overwhelmed by the fixed harassment, On June 3, 2021, Metzger, who served within the military for 20 years, reportedly complained to the Irwin police, who warned Reusch to cease sending him messages after which charged her with harassment, which was dropped shortly after his demise.
Shortly earlier than Kevin Metzger took his personal life, on June 18, 2021, the sufferer reportedly threatened the suspect that he would publish her vicious messages on-line, to which Mandie Reusch responded saying that she would preserve their daughter from seeing him on Father’s Day.
Shortly after, Metzher was discovered lifeless by the police, who had been despatched over by a buddy for a welfare examine.
PennLive reported that Reusch was remanded to the Westmoreland County Jail after she didn’t publish $150,000 bail following her arraignment on Tuesday. She has a preliminary listening to scheduled for June 27, 2023.
