According to the court documents, the 26-year-old defendant, Jackleen, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after she and her boyfriend reportedly beat her 4-year-old daughter lndia to death before they put the child’s body in a dravver.
The mother was reportedly sentenced after she was found guilty to homicide by child abuse.
The 4-year-old girl was a special needs child who could not talk or walk without help, and often needed a feeding tube. She was beaten and then died while in the care of her mother and her mother’s boyfriend, prosecutors said. Authorities found the child’s body in a drawer. Read the full story here ▶