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Texas mom gets 99 years for gluing toddler to wall, beating her
[Updated at 4:22 p.m. ET] A Texas mother who super-glued her 2-year-old daughter's hands to a wall and beat her over potty training problems was sentenced Friday morning to 99 years in prison, a Dallas County felony records department district clerk said.
Elizabeth Escalona, 23, will be eligible to ask for parole in 30 years. She pleaded guilty in July to a charge of first-degree injury to a child, a crime punishable by anywhere between probation and life in prison.
"This mom was pure evil, and her children are better off without her," prosecutor Eren Price said after a judge delivered Friday's sentence. "Her five kids now have a chance to lead a productive life."
Escalona’s attorney said that the sentence was excessive and that an appeal would be filed, CNN affiliate KTVT reported.
Escalona's daughter Jocelyn Cedillo was less than two months shy of her 3rd birthday in September 2011 when Escalona used a powerful adhesive to glue her hands to a wall and beat her because of potty training troubles, authorities said. Three other children belonging to Escalona, who was pregnant at the time, witnessed the abuse, according to Dallas County district attorney's office spokeswoman Debbie Denmon.
The child urinated on herself during the ordeal, during which she was hit in head and kicked in the groin, among other forms of abuse, Denmon said.
Oefelia Escalona, the defendant's mother, testified during her daughter's sentencing hearing this week that she found the girl and took her to a hospital. Once Jocelyn was there, medical authorities noticed severe bruises to her face and head, as well as a severe brain injury that led to her temporarily being in a coma.
At this week's sentencing hearing, prosecutors showed pictures of Jocelyn's hands and bruised body and forehead.
"The entire picture was very shocking," said Dr. Amy Barton, then a child abuse pediatrician at Children's Medical Center of Dallas, choking back tears on the stand on Monday. "I see a lot of children, and this was one of the most shocking cases that I have seen."
Escalona asked for leniency during her sentencing hearing this week, saying she behaved like a monster but deserved a second chance, KTVT reported. Her mother asked the judge to sentence Elizabeth to probation, according to KTVT.
Price initially offered a plea bargain of 45 years in prison, but Escalona turned it down, the district attorney's office said.
Price said that the judge, after learning more about Escalona during the hearing, was justified in sentencing her to more time.
"Elizabeth Escalona wasn't sorry for what she did to 2-year-old Jocelyn. Elizabeth Escalona felt sorry for herself," Price said. "Those tears on the stand were for her and not for the toddler she tortured."
An attempt to reach Escalona's attorney for comment Friday was not immediately successful.
Before this incident, Escalona had been investigated by Texas Child Protective Services but never arrested or charged, Denmon said.
The child welfare agency put all of her children in foster care after Jocelyn was taken to the hospital. All five of them, including Jocelyn, are now in the custody of their grandmother, Oefelia Escalona.
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OJ kills 2 people, walks. This woman is criminal but compare it to OJ ?
On killed 2 adult. That baby didn't even have a clue!!
Finally, a mother gets what she deserves for abusing her kids. No phony post pardon depression here as an excuse.
I don't think she would be depressed if she were pardoned.
Esquela.... nufff said
Escalona, esquela, garcia, all sound the same.
Glue her to a Wall and let me at her! Poor precious baby girl! What is wrong with her?!? A two year old!!!!!
"Glue her to the wall and let me at her!" You're not suggesting...ya know...some sort of...tender moment with her are you?
JUSTICE!!!
Glad those kids will be able to lead a "productive" life down in Texas.
Finally a child abuser that receives a "just" punishment...but Sandusky...30 years...realy...that evil pig should have gotten the full 400 years in solitary...
Sterilize her, please!
The underlying story to me, is the grandmother has the 5 kids now. Isn't she the same woman who raised the daughter from hell? What chance do those 5 have at a good life? None. If they really want the kids to shine, they'd find better accommodations.
I believe she got what she deserved. Though against Sandusky's 30-60, something doesnt balance. I know, even 30 will probably (hopefully) put him down, if he doesnt meet some other more painful demise. I think someone had their thumb on the scale.
Throw away the key on this one...
unfortunately I don;t think the grandmother is qualified to care for these children. Adopting these children to homes that want to fully love, educate and discipline these children should be considered. it is not always true that blood is thicker than water.
So the grandmother, who only thought the mother should get probation for this horrific child abuse, is now in charge of these children's welfare? Priceless!
Prison is a great place for her
This creature has five kids?
Simple thing to solve this. Super glue her hands to the wall and beat her and kick her!
This female should be sterilized then have her hands and feet super glued together then let her try to run from the beatings she's going to get in prison. Hopefully they will "teach" her a potty training lesson.
Not me.
I am thoroughly appalled that anyone would write such a post under my name.
I post in light blue only; this is a hijacking troll that hasn't the guts to post what he thinks under his own name.
This woman deserves each and every year that she was sentenced.