Kansas Mom Sentenced to Life in Prison After Her 2-Year-Old Son Fatally Shot Her 4-Year-Old Daughter

Kansas Mom Sentenced to Life in Prison After Her 2-Year-Old Son Fatally Shot Her 4-Year-Old Daughter
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TOPEKA, Kan.—A Kansas mother whose 2-year-old son fatally shot his 4-year-old sister has been sentenced to life in prison.

Mariann Belair, 24, won’t be eligible for parole until she’s served 25 years under the sentence imposed Tuesday in Shawnee County District Court, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported. Jurors found her guilty in May of aggravated child endangerment and first-degree murder in the commission of a felony.