A San Diego mother who strangled her infant son and then threw him out of a third-story window will spend
decades behind bars, a judge ruled Friday.
decades behind bars, a judge ruled Friday.
Mom Sentenced for Strangling, Throwing Tot Out of Third-Story Window
San Diego's Unsolved Cold Cases
Zewoinesh Badasso showed no emotion when she was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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A stranger found 7-month-old David on the ground below the windows of the Park View Apartments complex in North Park on Sept. 7. 2012.
complex in North Park on Sept. 7. 2012.
When she was interviewed by San Diego police homicide investigators, Badasso claimed she was opening a third-story window while holding the baby.
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However, the medical examiner determined that David had been strangled. Officials had found ligature marks on the boy's neck and other injuries that showed he had been beaten.
that showed he had been beaten.
When Badasso was told of the child's death, she appeared to be shocked and saddened according to her defense attorney.
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She pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
of insanity.
After jurors returned a guilty verdict on first-degree murder charges and child abuse in February, the sanity phase of the trial began soon after.
in February, the sanity phase of the trial began soon after.
Her attorney argued Badasso suffered from "post-partum psychosis" but jurors found Badasso was sane at the time of the killing.
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