Kathryn Smith, 23, was found guilty in April of murdering her daughter Ayeeshia by punching her in the chest.
“Stop mommy, stop daddy,” neighbors heard the 21-month-old child say days before she died in the hospital in May 2014 after sustaining a tear to her heart from trauma caused by a blow to her chest.
Ayeeshia was hit with so much force that she bit through her own tongue.
Kathryn’s young daughter suffered devastating injuries before ultimately dying in the hospital, and the circumstances surrounding her death shocked investigators and the community. But the heartbreaking words neighbors reportedly heard from the little girl just days before her death made the case even more disturbing. Continue reading to find out what happened →

















