Mother Gets No Prison Time for Murdering Her Child

[GentleBreeze]

http://www.abc15.com/news/local/stor...a-35*53a2bf2a9

PHOENIX -- A judge sentenced a west Phoenix woman to lifetime probation Tuesday after she admitted to starving her 2-year-old daughter to death.

Eboni Perri, 26, had earlier pleaded guilty to charges of attempted child abuse.

Her daughter, Nakeisha Walker, was pronounced dead at a Phoenix hospital on March 5th, 2005.

She weighed only 14 pounds at the time.

[OneUp]

Thank God that He holds this child close now. She will never know hunger, nor hunger for love again
Nakeisha Walker, for you darling

[Alibar]

Wonder if never having another child is included in her lifetime probation?

[LisaM22]

Originally Posted by Alibar

Wonder if never having another child is included in her lifetime probation?

was wondering the same thing, how crazy, lifetime probation for killing a child

[Annie143]

I dont understand the sentence. Why was she not put in jail ? Should I just read a link ? This is strange to me. Poor baby.

[Jay]

Originally Posted by Annie143

I dont understand the sentence. Why was she not put in jail ? Should I just read a link ? This is strange to me. Poor baby.

The link will not work, but I did search around for others. She was plea bargained down!

No jail time to begin with is, IMO, a travesty of justice, as her act was hardly homicide by misadventure. Serve some hard wake up time, then permit probation, if they go that route.

AZ's statute:

13-1105. First degree murder; classification

A. A person commits first degree murder if:

1. Intending or knowing that the person's conduct will cause death, the person causes the death of another person, including an unborn child, with premeditation or, as a result of causing the death of another person with premeditation, causes the death of an unborn child.

The cuplable mental state, or mens rea, is crucial here. It seems the Prosecutor did not feel he or she could prove she "knowingly" committed an intentional murder, as gradually starving a person does not necessarily they will die in a specific time frame?

Very very tragic case for the poor little child, and as oneup profoundly posted, the child is with the Creator now.

[MidnightBlu]

She'll have to answer to God one day and he will give her the punishment that she deserves.

[GentleBreeze]

Originally Posted by Jay

The link will not work, but I did search around for others. She was plea bargained down!

No jail time to begin with is, IMO, a travesty of justice, as her act was hardly homicide by misadventure. Serve some hard wake up time, then permit probation, if they go that route.

AZ's statute:

13-1105. First degree murder; classification

A. A person commits first degree murder if:

1. Intending or knowing that the person's conduct will cause death, the person causes the death of another person, including an unborn child, with premeditation or, as a result of causing the death of another person with premeditation, causes the death of an unborn child.

The culpable mental state, or mens rea, is crucial here. It seems the Prosecutor did not feel he or she could prove she "knowingly" committed an intentional murder, as gradually starving a person does not necessarily they will die in a specific time frame?

Very very tragic case for the poor little child, and as oneup profoundly posted, the child is with the Creator now.

It sends a strong and wrong message that our babies and little children don't get equal justice in this country.

There is nothing so unforgivable to me than a mom or dad who neglects, abuses or murders their own child.

imoo

[MidnightBlu]

Originally Posted by Pia

Yeah but how many other children will she give birth to and kill before that happens???

I'd assume that socail services would be making frequent house visits if she were to have other children.