On the eve of her trial for attempted murder, Kelli Stapleton - the Michigan mom and former blogger on autism issues who stood accused of trying to kill her autistic teen daughter - pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony charge of first-degree child abuse. The plea still carries a possibility of life behind bars for the 46-year-old woman. Her sentencing will be determined at a later date. "This was an extremely serious incident which could have resulted in the death of an innocent child," Benzie County prosecutor Sara Swanson said in a statement shared with People. "A conviction of this...
- 9/3/2014
- by Jeff Truesdell, @jhtruesdell
- PEOPLE.com
On the eve of her trial for attempted murder, Kelli Stapleton - the Michigan mom and former blogger on autism issues who stood accused of trying to kill her autistic teen daughter - pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony charge of first-degree child abuse. The plea still carries a possibility of life behind bars for the 46-year-old woman. Her sentencing will be determined at a later date. "This was an extremely serious incident which could have resulted in the death of an innocent child," Benzie County prosecutor Sara Swanson said in a statement shared with People. "A conviction of this...
- 9/3/2014
- by Jeff Truesdell, @jhtruesdell
- PEOPLE.com
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