Mother Sentenced In Death Of Toddler Son
Mother Gets Life Behind Bars For Death Of Her 2-Year-Old Child
POSTED: Wednesday, May 21, 2008
UPDATED: 5:50 pm EDT May 21,
2008
WARREN, Mich. -- A 27-year-old Warren woman has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for first-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-old son.
Macomb County Circuit Court Judge John Foster also sentenced Crystal Tamara Conklin to nine to 15 years in prison for first-degree child abuse.
The sentences will run concurrently.
A jury had found Conklin guilty last month.
Michael Sowards had returned home from work last June 11 to find their son, Sean, unresponsive.
Sean Sowards was treated for a closed-head injury and died two days later at a local hospital.
Investigators have said the boy had a fractured femur, two missing toenails and bruises all over his body.
Michael Sowards is being charged with child abuse in a separate case.
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