HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) A mom, whose daughter s body was found in a Texas City pond, was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Hazana Anderson wasn t even 2 years old when investigators say she died a brutal death in October 2018.
Prosecutors said Hazana s mom, Tiaundra Christon, and her boyfriend, Kenny Hewett, took turns beating the little girl in a southeast Houston motel room after they said the girl would not stop crying. Hewett was violently hitting the child with a belt, causing welts to her legs, arms and face, records state.
Documents say the toddler died that night and was placed inside a plastic bag.
Disturbing details revealed: Mother of Hazana Anderson sentenced in girl’s 2018 death
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HOUSTON – The mother of Hazana Anderson who claimed she’d lost her daughter in a park in 2018 has been sentenced by a Galveston County jury to a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine in connection with her daughter’s death.
Tiaundra Christon was found guilty of tampering with a human corpse.
In a news release about the case, Galveston County Criminal District Attorney Jack Roady shared an account of what law enforcement said happened back in 2018.
Authorities said Christon traveled with Hazana from College Station to Houston to visit her boyfriend, co-defendant Kenny Hewett. Christon, Hazana, and Hewett stayed together at a Houston Downtowner Inn, authorities said.
Woman carried life-sized doll after dumping baby s body in Texas City lake article
GALVESTON, Texas - A Galveston County jury sentenced a College Station woman to 20 years in prison for dumping her daughter s body into a Texas City lake.
Tiaundra Christon, 23, was found guilty of Tampering with a Human Corpse and sentenced to the maximum time in prison and a $10,000 fine.
According to Galveston County authorities, Christon was carrying a life-sized doll she claimed was her 1-year-old daughter after she and her boyfriend Kenny Hewett dumped her body into Moses Lake in Texas City.
In 2018, Christon traveled with her baby from College Station to Houston to visit Hewett. The three of them stayed together at the Downtowner Inn.