Three generations of Long Island family charged with ‘abuse and torture’ death of 7-year-old girl
A Long Island family faces charges in the death of 7-year-old Jor’Dynn Duncan, who suffered extensive abuse. Prosecutors allege that the girl endured systematic cruelty for over a year, resulting in her death from severe injuries. Three generations of women, including the child's guardian, have been charged with various offenses related to the case.
- ▪Jor’Dynn Duncan was found dead with approximately 90 stab wounds after being subjected to prolonged abuse.
- ▪Emily Kelly, the child's guardian, is charged with second-degree murder and other offenses.
- ▪The girl's family allegedly made excuses for her frequent absences from school, which totaled 40 days.
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Metro Three generations of Long Island family charged with ‘abuse and torture’ death of 7-year-old girl By Jorge Fitz-Gibbon Published May 20, 2026, 7:06 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A helpless 7-year-old girl was tortured to death in a Long Island house of horrors by three generations of women — and was so badly battered that she died with 90 stab wounds on her body, prosecutors said. Little Jor’Dynn Duncan was terrorized for at least a year inside the Bayport home, where 50-year-old Emily Kelly — who had been given custody of the child — and her mother and daughter allegedly abused the girl until her tiny body gave out, Suffolk County prosecutors said Wednesday.
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