By Victor Omondi Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said Thursday that a Houston mother who falsely claimed in 2019 that her 5-year-old daughter died after falling from an apartment balcony was sentenced to 40 years in prison for beating the youngster to death. “Children are the most vulnerable and most innocent victims that we […]
Kayla Holzendorf, 25, and her boyfriend, Dominique Lewis, 29, were indicted by a Harris County grand jury for capital murder in the death of 8-year-old Keyontae Holzendorf at a Houston motel in March 2021.
Andrea Webb, 24, pleaded guilty to injury to a child in connection to the death of her 5-year-old daughter Samantha Bell, who the mother initially claimed fell from a balcony but later admitted to hitting with a belt, officials say.