A woman whose daughter was abused to death - suffering a skull fracture, a broken arm, burns to her fingers, dehydration and numerous pinch and nail marks - has been sentenced to 60 years in prison.
Macalia Blackburn pleaded guilty to being an accessory to second-degree murder. She was sentenced Thursday by Fremont County District Court Judge Norman Young.
Twenty-two-month-old Marcela Hope Yellowbear died at a hospital in 2004. "This is the worst case of child abuse anyone has ever seen," County Attorney Ed Newell said.
He said that with good behavior, Blackburn could be released in 40 years.
For all that happened to this little girl she should have gotten more. What really galls me is this statement.
Friends and relatives of Blackburn said she never hurt the girl.
So, do these "friends and relatives" think that her allowing the father to abuse the child this way is not hurting the girl? These "friends and relatives" really need a lot of help. By her allowing him to do these things she is as gulity, if not more so, than he is. A parents responsibility is to protect thier children, not allow it to happen. This statement is the most disgusting thing I have ever heard.
People place such importance on the external. It's disgusting. Tab Hunter
That person has no right to be called the child's mother. A mother would have stopped the creepizoid from doing it. Even it it meant harm to herself. Some people shouldn't have children!
There are people who live in light, and there are people who live in darkness. Even if a light were turned on, they would squint in pain, and shut them again. It makes one count ones blessings to see the difference.