Guest Roop Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 2:11pm UK, Saturday August 30, 2008 A mother found guilty of killing her baby by burning her to death in a microwave is facing the death penalty. China Arnold, 28, put her baby Paris Tallery in the microwave and cooked her to death following a fight with her boyfriend in 2005. A jury in Dayton, Ohio, found the mother guilty of aggravated murder and she is now facing the possibility of being sentenced to death. Arnold showed no reaction when the verdict was announced, only lowering her head to look down at the defence table. Relatives in the Montgomery County courtroom cried and covered their faces with their hands. Arnold, her four children and her then-boyfriend Terrell Talley lived in a flat at a housing complex, which has since been condemned. Her cellmate told the court that Arnold had confessed to putting the baby in the microwave. She said Arnold told her she turned it on because she was worried her boyfriend would leave her if he found out the child was not his. Prosecutors said the baby's DNA was found inside the microwave in Arnold's apartment. Arnold's defence team had claimed an eight-year-old boy was responsible for the death. Judge John Kessler declared a mistrial in February after he had privately heard testimony from the juvenile and a retrial began on August 18. The young boy's mother told the court they lived some distance away and they were not at Arnold's apartment complex when the baby died. Her former boyfriend also said he was certain the boy was not at the flat. The jurors are due to return to the court on Tuesday to consider whether Arnold will face the death penalty. Sky News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveofthegame Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 That is possibly the sickest thing i've ever read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Oh God that's horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slashishere Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I actually feel physically sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 She got life..... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7605472.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki 74 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 That is one of the most disturbing things that i,v ever read, that poor baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie-Jambo-66 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 That is just so sick. She should have been give the death penalty mind you even that is too kind to her Sick Sick woman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysthereinspirit Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 An eye for an eye sometimes makes sense. She should be put in a microwave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondejamtart Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I've always been pretty much opposed to the death penalty, to be honest - but for her, I'd make an exception! In fact, I'd gladly throw the switch myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggo Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 An eye for an eye sometimes makes sense. She should be put in a microwave. Correct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigaro Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I dont understand how someone could even contemplate something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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