A 14-year-old Dallas girl who drowned a 2
month old baby out of jealousy was sentenced by a juvenile court judge on Friday to 40 years
in custody, the maximum punishment
available, after admitting to drowning the
infant in January, court officials said.
The teenager will begin serving her sentence in
state custody of the Texas Juvenile Justice
Department. A judge will determine whether
she is eligible for parole before her 19th
birthday or should be transferred to an adult
prison.
In a juvenile lockup, the girl will have more
options than if she had been tried as adult.
She will go to school and get counseling.
The baby belonged to a family friend who was
in jail. Child Protective Services had placed the
infant in the home of the teenage girl's mother
at the request of the baby's mother, according
to police.
Investigators said the girl confessed to
submerging 2-month-old Justice Hull in a
bowl of water because she did not want her
mother to adopt the baby. The teenager's
mother was at work at the time of the
incident.
George Ashford, the teen’s attorney, said he
wasn’t surprised by the sentence. He said the
victory for his client came earlier this year
when the case was not moved to adult court
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