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Father Charged In Death Of 7-Year-Old Boy Who Fell Between Subway Cars In 2018

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Police have charged a father in the death of his 7-year-old son who fell between two train tracks on the Broad Street Line last year. Troy Devlin has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, endangerment of a child and other related charges.

Family friend Jharas Edwards is also a person of interest in the case and police are urging him to turn himself in.

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Police say the two men left 7-year-old Aden Devlin unsupervised while he was selling candy on the subway. The boy fell between two subway cars and was run over near the Allegheny Station.

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