CLINTON, Ill. (AP) — A woman convicted of letting her three young children drown in a car that sank in a lake was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison.
Amanda Hamm, 30, was convicted in December in the deaths of Christopher Hamm, 6, Austin Brown, 3, and Kyleigh Hamm, 1, who were trapped in the car in Clinton Lake in 2003. She was cleared of first-degree murder charges that would have sent her to prison for life.
Amanda Hamm, 30, was convicted in December in the deaths of Christopher Hamm, 6, Austin Brown, 3, and Kyleigh Hamm, 1, who were trapped in the car in Clinton Lake in 2003. She was cleared of first-degree murder charges that would have sent her to prison for life.
Amanda Hamm, 30, was convicted in December in the deaths of Christopher Hamm, 6, Austin Brown, 3, and Kyleigh Hamm, 1, who were trapped in the car in Clinton Lake in 2003. She was cleared of first-degree murder charges that would have sent her to prison for life.
Prosecutors allege Hamm and then-boyfriend Maurice LaGrone Jr. planned the deaths because the children were in the way of their relationship. Hamm and LaGrone, who was convicted of first-degree murder, have maintained the car accidentally rolled into the water as LaGrone tried to back up from a boat ramp.
Hamm had faced a sentence ranging from probation to 20 years.
Prosecutors allege Hamm and then-boyfriend Maurice LaGrone Jr. planned the deaths because the children were in the way of their relationship. Hamm and LaGrone, who was convicted of first-degree murder, have maintained the car accidentally rolled into the water as LaGrone tried to back up from a boat ramp.
Hamm had faced a sentence ranging from probation to 20 years.
Now THIS really pisses me off! The boyfriend got life without parole and this bitch gets 10 years and can be out in 14 months with time served (3 years awaiting trial and good behavior!) They ought to take this bitch and drown her in front of City Hall - That's My View of It!
The judge said his sentence was based in part on Hamm's potential for rehabilitation and he did not believe she'd commit a similar crime again. He said it also factored in her failure to protect the children and sends a message to deter others from such crimes.
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