ROCKDALE, KOMPAS.com – A babysitter alias nanny baby killed a 20 month old baby escaped the death penalty and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Babysitter named Shayla Boniello (30) confessed his actions on Thursday (12/11/2020) morning local time at the Milam County trial in Texas, United States of America ( AS).
NBC KXAN reported Boniello admitting he had punched, slapped, shaken, and squeezed a baby named Patricia “Annie” Rader out of frustration.
The terrible incident took place on December 3, 2018 The Sun, Saturday (11/14/2020).
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In the aftermath of the incident, the emergency team received a distress call and headed straight to Annie’s residence in Rockdale, Texas.
After arriving at the scene, officers tried to help Annie, but unfortunately the baby’s life was not saved.
Boniello was arrested and charged with endangering a child before being charged with aggravated murder.
The babysitter later admitted that she attacked the baby until it stopped moving.
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The helpless Annie suffered severe injuries from the torture including cuts and bruises all over her body.
Court documents state that Boniello admitted to squeezing the baby for three minutes until Boniello felt Annie’s bones fall off and crush.
When the murder took place, Annie’s grandfather had custody of the baby.
According to NBC KXAN, Annie’s grandfather is in a relationship with Boniello. The two of them live together after meeting on a dating site online.
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According to the Justice for Annie Facebook page, Annie’s family members were not sentenced to Boniello.
They want babysitter was sentenced to the maximum sentence, aka the death penalty for his crimes.
“Our family is disappointed by the fact that the death penalty has been lifted, life in prison is not a sufficiently severe sentence for what was done to Annie,” wrote a post on the Facebook page.
Annie’s aunt, Rachel Bond, told ABC 25 that since Boniello showed absolutely no mercy to Annie, the murderer should not accept mercy either.
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However, prosecutors reviewed the case and determined that Boniello had suffered a traumatic brain injury according to a report by The Eagle.
Both factors played a part in the decision to sentence Boniello to life rather than sentence him to death.
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