A Dallas woman whose 10-year-old stepson died after she denied him water during sweltering weather, was sentenced Tuesday to 85 years in prison.
Tina Marie Alberson was convicted last week of reckless injury to a child, a second-degree felony, in the July 2011 death of Jonathan James.
The boy's mother, Krista Bishop, told reporters, "We got what we needed."
Read the full update by Nomaan Merchant of The Associated Press.
The State of Texas can be like nazi germany sometimes!
This death of a child was reckless on the womens Part but the 85 year sentence was cruel and unusual!!! Dave :-)
Posted by: David Faas | January 22, 2013 at 03:56 PM
85 years is not enough she deserves to die like the little boy did.
Posted by: Ada Rodgers | January 22, 2013 at 05:17 PM
Dear David
They gassed the innocent Jews and Jonathan was innocent as well.
Ron Underwood
Posted by: Ron Underwood | January 22, 2013 at 09:58 PM