New Law Proposed Based On Greensburg Woman's Torture, Killing

A western Pennsylvania legislator is proposing a crime-reporting bill named for a mentally disabled woman who was tortured and killed earlier this year.

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State Sen. Kim Ward is holding a news conference Monday in Harrisburg to discuss a bill she calls "Jennifer's Law." The proposal would make it illegal for someone to witness a violent crime and fail to report it to police.

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The Westmoreland County Republican says the proposed legislation was prompted by the February torture and slaying of 30-year-old Jennifer Daugherty.

Authorities say Daugherty was brutally tortured for several days before being stabbed to death and her body dumped in a parking lot. Two of the six people accused in her death are facing the death penalty.

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