Posted on 12/15/2023 3:20:06 PM PST by Morgana
A New York City mom who brutally beat her nine-year-old daughter to death with an electrical cord and a broom during an argument over a missing tablet has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Shemene Cato, 50, was charged with killing her daughter, Shalom Guifarro, in the family's Crown Heights apartment in May 2022.
She was pictured hanging her head while wearing a hair covering and brown jumpsuit during her sentencing in court on Friday.
Prosecutors said Cato dropped a bed on her daughter, while she was hiding from her underneath it following a brutal beating. Shalom couldn't get up, was unresponsive, and died calling out, 'Mommy, help me.' Her older sister managed to sneak away to call 911 two hours after her sister's death.
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the 15-year-sentence on Friday, expressing his hope that the sentence would bring closure to those affected.
'The life of an innocent young girl was tragically and horrifically cut short at the hands of her own mother,' Gonzalez said in court.
'Hopefully today's sentence allows for some closure for all who were deeply affected by this heart wrenching case.'
Cato allegedly waited two hours to call 911 after her daughter died on May 15.
Police arrived at the scene in Crown Heights just after 1pm, and attempted to revive the girl - to no avail.
The beating lasted for approximately two hours, at which time Shalom tried to escape the defendant by crawling under a bed.
Her mother then lifted her bed and attempted to pull Shalom out from under it when it collapsed on top of her, causing internal bleeding.
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Absolutely gut wrenching. The monster mother beat the child for over TWO HOURS. That poor child. The mother should spend the rest of her miserable life in prison.
If Big Mike had a twin......
closure?....for who?
that looks like a Catholic school uniform...
hang that b_tch!
It's just a VERY late-term abortion.
which is a Lutheran symbol. There are Lutheran schools in NYC, I wouldn't be surprised if they use uniforms similar to Catholic schools. Most urban Catholic schools have a significant fraction of non-Catholic students. I wouldn't be surprised if the Lutheran schools have similar situations. Mommy Dearest was dressed like Nation of Islam ...
See #31.
Yeah, I had noticed that emblem on her uniform and was curious what it was.
Imagine the terror this sweet child felt as her mother murdered her.
And her killer is sentenced only to 15 years...
"And her killer is sentenced only to 15 years..."
That monster should never be allowed out of prison. She murdered her little girl in cold blood. Shame on that miserable excuse for a justice system. Ain’t diversity just grand?
Rest in peace, little angel. That evil woman can’t terrorize you any more.
This type of situation should make anyone with moral value to respect the “wild west”.
I actually have tears of rage, grrrrr..... , and as long as we do nothing, nothing will be done.. and we just keep falling, down into the spiral..
RIP, sweet little girl.
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