Mom who decapitated baby gets 15 years to life in prison CLEVELAND (AP) - A lady from Ohio who was accused of fatally stabbing and dismember...
Mom who decapitated baby gets 15 years to life in prison
CLEVELAND (AP) - A lady from Ohio who was accused of fatally stabbing and dismembering her 3-month-old daughter admitted murder and was given a 15-year to life term on Thursday.
In relation to Jayniah Watkins' death in March 2015, Deasia Watkins, 22, entered a guilty plea. She expressed her love for her daughter to the Hamilton County judge.
Watkins had already entered a plea of not guilty due to insanity to the charge of aggravated murder. She was given a psychiatric treatment directive and eventually determined to be competent to stand trial.
According to court documents, she has postpartum psychosis, and her lawyer, Norm Aubin, confirmed Thursday night that she is currently taking medication to treat the condition.CLEVELAND (AP) - A lady from Ohio who was accused of fatally stabbing and dismembering her 3-month-old daughter admitted murder and was given a 15-year to life term on Thursday.
In relation to Jayniah Watkins' death in March 2015, Deasia Watkins, 22, entered a guilty plea. She expressed her love for her daughter to the Hamilton County judge.
Watkins had already entered a plea of not guilty due to insanity to the charge of aggravated murder. She was given a psychiatric treatment directive and eventually determined to be competent to stand trial.
According to court documents, she has postpartum psychosis, and her lawyer, Norm Aubin, confirmed Thursday night that she is currently taking medication to treat the condition.
Everyone acknowledges that she was mentally sick; nobody disputes that, according to Aubin. "The question is simply whether she was aware that what she was doing was wrong at the time. This situation is tragic.
Watkins is still mentally sick, but Aubin stated he is in remission.
On March 16, 2015, police responded to a 911 call and discovered the beheaded infant on the kitchen counter of an aunt's house who was temporarily caring for the youngster. According to the officials, a huge chef's knife was used to stab the baby many times. Additionally, she had a broken arm. According to authorities, Watkins had put the knife in the child's hand.
According to The Cincinnati Enquirer, Hamilton County Assistant Prosecutor David Prem stated in court, "She later told police she did that so people would think the child did it - not her."
According to county prosecutor Joe Deters, Watkins appeared to have "serious mental issues" when police discovered her at her aunt's house, where they discovered her in a bloody bed.
According to court records, Watkins has deemed a danger to her child and had been "acting crazy" and talking about demons when a juvenile court judge gave Hamilton County Job and Family Services custody of the infant. Later, social workers put the infant in the temporary custody of an aunt, who was reportedly warned to keep the mother away from the child unless social workers were present, according to the authorities.
According to court records, she was deemed unsafe near the child by doctors unless she took the prescribed medication.
According to the prosecutor's office, Job and Family Services found a relative to look after the youngster and repeatedly checked on her in accordance with court instructions. Deters, however, said that social workers were unaware that the mother had reportedly moved into the aunt's house about a week before the murder.