A Texas jury has convicted a Houston mother of capital murder in the death of her 17-month-old daughter after prosecutors said she stabbed the toddler and threw her from a hotel balcony. She was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, after prosecutors decided not to pursue the death penalty.
The defendant, Channel Yonko of Houston, was found guilty on Friday in connection with the death of her daughter, 17-month-old Hannah Yonko. Prosecutors said the child was fatally injured after being thrown from the third-floor balcony of the Beachfront Palms Hotel, located in Galveston, Texas.
