The mother who failed to protect her four-year-old daughter from her abusive boyfriend was on Monday jailed for three years. Ostonya Walker, the mother of D’onya “Bella’’ Walker, received the sentence for the role she played in her daughter’s November 4, 2021 murder. Bella was beaten to death by Walker’s live-in boyfriend, Darion Smith, while
A woman who contributed to her daughter’s murder by leaving her with an abusive live-in boyfriend is not remorseful and should be jailed for five years, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Crown lawyer Janet Munnings made her submissions at the sentencing hearing of Ostonya Walker, who pleaded guilty on January 16 to exposing her four-year-old daughter, D’onya “Bella”
The mother of murdered toddler D’Onya “Bella” Walker was yesterday remanded to prison to await sentencing for physically abusing her child and exposing her to grievous harm. Ostonya Walker, who is pregnant, will learn her fate after Justice Renae McKay hears sentencing arguments on March 1. Unlike her former live-in boyfriend Darion Smith, Walker did
The pregnant mother of murdered four-year-old D’onya “Bella” Walker was today remanded to prison to await sentencing on charges of exposing a child to grievous harm and child cruelty. Ostonya Walker is expected to deliver her newborn in March, according to her lawyer, Dorsey McPhee. Bella was beaten to death on November 5, 2021 while
Dear Editor, “Every child has the right to live free from violence, exploitation, and abuse.” – UNICEF. Child abuse is one of the biggest public health issues that society faces. And to see a world free of child abuse, we all must play our part. November 5, 2022, marks the first anniversary of the death