SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 24-year-old woman was sentenced Aug. 16 to 19 years to life in prison for beating her 2-year-old stepson into a coma that left him paralyzed.
Noelia Ayala of Garden Grove was convicted July 11 of attempted torture and assault resulting in a comatose state or paralysis of a child younger than 8, both felonies with sentencing enhancements for causing great bodily injury to a child younger than 5.
