Mother Kills 3-Year-Old Over Potty-Training Accident- Victoria Lennox 2nd Period

On October 11, 2013, Fort-Worth mother, Janice Rene Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison. Anthony, 20-years-old, was convicted over killing her daughter over bathroom accidents. She pleaded guilty to the September 2012 murder of her 3-year-old, Paris Howard. According to police, Anthony originally told them that the bruises found on Paris’ body were caused by a fall down the stairs. However, medical examiners were able to determine that she was strangled to death. Later, Anthony admitted to beating the child while attempting to potty train her. Anthony says she choked her on the night before she was found dead.

This is such a sad and unfortunate story. It’s so disturbing to think about a mother getting so upset at a 3-year-old who has not yet been potty trained. If a woman can’t take care of her kids without beating them, she should not be a mother. That is common sense.  There are people out in the world who can’t even have kids but want them and have so much to offer them, but people like this mother have kids and decide to neglect—worse—kill them. There will never be a long enough sentence to justify what she has done, but hopefully her 35 years will really straighten her out.

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/23669952/mom-gets-35-years-in-potty-training-death-case