325-Pound Woman Gets Life Sentence for Sitting on, Smothering Cousin

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3/16/2019|Updated: 3/16/2019

A 325-pound Florida woman was sentenced to life in prison for sitting for five minutes on her 9-year-old cousin and smothering her.

Veronica Green Posey, 66 wanted to discipline and punish her cousin, Dericka Lindsay for being “out of control,” reported the Pensacola News-Journal. She was convicted for first-degree felony murder on March 15.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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