Murder of Garnett Spears

Murder of Garnett Spears
Born Garnett-Paul Thompson Spears
(2008-12-03)December 3, 2008
Decatur, Alabama, U.S.
Died January 23, 2014(2014-01-23) (aged 5)
Valhalla, New York, U.S.
Cause of death Poisoning by table salt
Known for Murder case
Parent(s) Lacey Spears

Garnett-Paul Thompson Spears (December 3, 2008 – January 23, 2014)[1] was a fatherless, 5-year-old boy who died at a hospital in suburban Valhalla, New York.[2] The cause of death was determined to be high levels of sodium leading to swelling in his brain.[3] After his death, Garnett's mother, Lacey Spears, was charged with second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter of her 5-year-old son.[4]

Originally born and raised in Decatur, Alabama, Spears moved with her son to the town of Chestnut Ridge, New York, 14 months prior to Garnett's death. During her son's short life, Lacey Spears documented what she said was her son's struggle with numerous illnesses on her blog and on Facebook.[5] On March 2, 2015, a jury found Spears guilty of killing her son by poisoning him with table salt, which she had administered to him from infancy through his feeding tube.[6][7] On April 8, 2015, a judge sentenced Spears to 20 years to life in prison for the death of her son. The judge in the case, Robert Neary, said that Lacey Spears suffers from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, and therefore did not sentence her to 25 years in prison, the maximum possible sentence.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Garnett Spears: Remembering him on his 6th birthday". Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Crimesider Staff (8 April 2015). "Mom sentenced in salt poisoning death of her 5-year-old son". CBS News. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Brand, Anna (8 April 2015). "Salt mom Lacey Spears sentenced to 20 years to life in prison". MSNBC. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Fowler, Tara (8 April 2015). "Lacey Spears Gets 20 Years to Life for Poisoning 5-Year-Old Son to Death with Salt". People. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Higgins, Lee (8 April 2015). "Mom gets 20 years to life for poisoning son with salt". USA Today. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Higgins, Lee (2 March 2015). "Mom convicted of killing son by poisoning him with salt". USA Today. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Mother who killed son with salt for web attention jailed". BBC News. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
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