09-23-2010, 06:47 PM
According to reports, Emma had a large vaginal tear, severe abdominal injuries, a fractured skull (THEY PUT SUPERGLUE ON THE SKULL FX!) and more than 70 bruises.
Among those testifying during the punishment phase Wednesday were a 10-year-old boy whose mother used to date Coe.
He said Coe beat him and that Coe vowed to kill the boy’s mother if he ever told her.
“He would punch me and choke me,” the boy said.
The boy was sent to the hospital for 11 days after one incident, he testified.
Emma’s mother, Brenham native Abigail Young, in July was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for failing to protect her child. That was the maximum sentence allowed.
Young and Coe were involved in a relationship for several months prior to Emma’s death, and prosecutors said Coe often stayed with Young’s children while she wasn’t home.
Coe has a lengthy criminal record, including a 2002 conviction for aggravated sexual assault with bodily injury. He was placed on probation for six years in that case.
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After a 90-minute deliberation Tuesday, jurors decided to send Spring nurse Abigail Young to prison for 20 years because she failed to protect her 4-year-old daughter from a horrific and fatal beating allegedly inflicted by her handyman lover.
Emma Thompson died in June 2009 after a beating that left the preschooler with a fractured skull and ribs, a torn vagina and at least 80 bruises covering her body.
Young’s knees buckled
as state District Judge Doug Shaver read the jury’s sentence, which included a $10,000 fine. Young burst into tears and sat huddled with defense attorney Julie Ketterman.
On Monday, jurors convicted the 34-year-old woman for reckless serious bodily injury to a child by omission.
Among those testifying during the punishment phase Wednesday were a 10-year-old boy whose mother used to date Coe.
He said Coe beat him and that Coe vowed to kill the boy’s mother if he ever told her.
“He would punch me and choke me,” the boy said.
The boy was sent to the hospital for 11 days after one incident, he testified.
Emma’s mother, Brenham native Abigail Young, in July was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for failing to protect her child. That was the maximum sentence allowed.
Young and Coe were involved in a relationship for several months prior to Emma’s death, and prosecutors said Coe often stayed with Young’s children while she wasn’t home.
Coe has a lengthy criminal record, including a 2002 conviction for aggravated sexual assault with bodily injury. He was placed on probation for six years in that case.
After a 90-minute deliberation Tuesday, jurors decided to send Spring nurse Abigail Young to prison for 20 years because she failed to protect her 4-year-old daughter from a horrific and fatal beating allegedly inflicted by her handyman lover.
Emma Thompson died in June 2009 after a beating that left the preschooler with a fractured skull and ribs, a torn vagina and at least 80 bruises covering her body.
Young’s knees buckled
as state District Judge Doug Shaver read the jury’s sentence, which included a $10,000 fine. Young burst into tears and sat huddled with defense attorney Julie Ketterman.On Monday, jurors convicted the 34-year-old woman for reckless serious bodily injury to a child by omission.