According to the court documents, the mother, later identified as 23-year-old Katrina, pleaded guilty to one count of injury to a child causing serious bodily injury by omission in connection with her daughter’s brutal death.
The mother received a sentence of 45 years in exchange for her admission of guilt. Katrina reprotedly admitted to killing her 5-year-old child, Mercedes. The mother and her boyfriend reportedly subjected the little girl to extreme abuse and t0rture.
The mother and her 27-year-old boyfriend Jose were taken into custody last year following the girl’s death. Jose is scheduled to go to trial in October. Read the full story here ▶
