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Texas Woman Sentenced In Death Of Infant Granddaughter
A Texas woman who put her 3-month-old granddaughter in a swimming pool where the infant drowned is headed to prison.
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SAN ANTONIO (July 3, 2009)--A San Antonio grandmother has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in the 2005 drowning death of her 3-month-old granddaughter.
The San Antonio Express-News reported that because the Bexar County jury considered the water in the swimming pool a deadly weapon, Gabriella Sigler must serve half of the sentence before being eligible for parole.
Sigler, who was sentenced Thursday, pleaded guilty to injury to a child resulting in serious bodily injury.
She was watching the baby when authorities said she ignored her son's warnings and put Melody Sigler in the pool.
Defense witnesses testified Sigler was suffering from a manic episode caused by bipolar disorder.
Police said Sigler admitted to using drugs the night before and drinking wine the morning Melody died.
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She only has to serve 1/2 her sentence? What is more bodily injury than DEATH? She may not make it in prison--good riddance. Was the son there to tell her not to put the child in the pool? Article says he warned her not to do it. HUMMMMMMM.....
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Sounds like this person is a candidate for Lethal-Injection!! Of absolutely no use to Society!!! Why put her in prison at our cost of $50,000 a year???
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I think the grandmother shouldn't have any parole. That is kinda of like murder, drowing an innocent child. I think they should keep her in there for life.
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