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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kathy McCormack

Mother who beat and starved her 5-year-old son to death faces over 50 years in prison

Boys Death Sentence New Hampshire - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A New Hampshire woman faces a sentence of over 50 years to life in prison in the death of her 5-year-old son, who was beaten, starved and exposed to drugs, weighing just 19 pounds when his body was found buried in a Massachusetts park in 2021.

Danielle Dauphinais, 38, is scheduled to appear in court Friday. She was facing a trial but pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder and other charges in the death of Elijah Lewis in an agreement reached with prosecutors.

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