NORTH CAROLINA
Robesonian
Mary Katherine Murphy mmurphy@civitasmedia.com
WAGRAM — A Scotland County resident who was once the pastor of a church in Robeson County has been charged with with first-degree murder in the death of his infant daughter, who lived in Lumberton.
Lawrence McNeill Dowdy, 52, who lives at 26620 McNeill Lake Road, Wagram, was charged after medical personnel were summoned to his home on Monday and found 7-month-old Peyton Dowdy dead as a result of head injuries.
The charges of first-degree murder and felony child abuse were brought on Tuesday, according to Capt. Jon Edwards of the Scotland County Sheriff’s Office
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