Posted on 10/16/2025 9:02:31 AM PDT by Morgana
A precious baby girl with beautiful blue eyes was killed by her mother after she tossed her into a shed that drops into a river, a court heard.
Halo Branton, a 10-month-old from Hudson, New York, was found dead underneath drainage pipes on March 10, 2024 on General Electric’s Schenectady campus.
The helpless baby was found unresponsive after her mother, Persia Nelson, then 24, left her for dead, according to prosecutors. Halo died from exposure and hypothermia.
Nelson, now 26, appeared in court Wednesday in Schenectady wearing a white top and black blazer as closing arguments wrapped up in her murder trial.
The night of Halo's senseless death, Nelson had gotten into an argument with her boyfriend and family, according to evidence presented in court.
Surveillance video footage also showed the mother with her child on the campus before placing Halo into the shed-like structure that opens to a large drop into shallow water, the prosecution said, per News10.
The baby, who was reported missing at 9pm on March 9 by Nelson, was soon found following an amber alert and search of the campus.
Halo suffered a head wound and was located underneath pipes at the bottom of a hole, which indicated the baby was dropped, the prosecution said.
'She stayed there for 28 minutes and walked away carrying nothing after she approached it carrying something,' Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney Christine Tremante said.
'Halo Branton was found over 12 hours later at the bottom of that pipe access tunnel. She had no signs of life.'
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A story I would have been better off not seeing. The child is in the Lord’s arms now.
Evil people with no regard for human life. That’s where we are in American today. Selfish, rude, obnoxious, fat and evil describes a large portion of Americans.
One of them, Yogi?
Yep.
And she looks possessed in some of her courtroom photos.
The mother must be as crazy as a sh**house rat.
Huge blue eyes.
Ok, would it have mattered less if they were green or brown eyes?
Sick world.
Come Lord Jesus.
DEATH PENALTY
If they’re willing to kill their own baby they’re willing to do anything to anyone.
Yeah.. such a beautiful little girl...
She’s in a better place now.
Good grief. Using FR to push racist crap is not a good look.
Grow up
the death penalty should be automatic for convicted baby killers ... period ...
They should force her to have a huge photo of her daughter on her cell wall! What a evil woman she is
Demonic
No, no, no!!! Arrrgh. Would have taken her in a heartbeat. I can not find words.... Evil, evil, evil people. We need to have a HUGE purge in this nation of EVERYONE, regardless of race, etc., who thinks like that or has those values. Gone.
You never give up, do you? You are going to attract God’s wrath some day, then you will understand. Until then, no one can reason with you.
+1
AMEN
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