Woman sentenced to life in daughter's crucifix death
February 11, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma woman has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing her adult daughter by forcing a crucifix and medallion down her throat because she believed the woman was possessed by the devil.
Court records show 51-year-old Juanita Gomez was sentenced Monday for the 2016 death of Geneva Gomez. The judge followed the sentence recommended by jurors who convicted her in January of first-degree murder.
Attorneys for Juanita Gomez plan to appeal.
Police found 33-year-old Geneva Gomez lying inside her mother's Oklahoma City home with her arms spread out a...
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