Thursday, September 17, 2015
WOMAN POISON'S DOWN SYNDROME SON WITH HAND SANITIZER
A Louisiana mother who confessed to poisoning her disabled toddler with hand sanitizer and perfume as a so-called mercy killing will spend 40 years behind bars.
A judge sentenced Erica Wigstrom, 20, to the maximum sentence Tuesday after she pleaded guilty to manslaughter in 17-month-old Lucas Ruiz's death.
Wigstrom's sentencing does not include the possibility of probation.
The Bell Chasse mom's sentence follows her being indicted for first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder after little Lucas was found with a blood-alcohol level of .280 — more than three times the state's legal driving limit — when he died in Jan., 2014.
Lucas was born with Down syndrome and a heart condition which required him to undergo corrective surgery and receive a feeding tube,The Times-Picayune reported.
The child's father, Cesar Ruiz, also told police that he fed the baby rum but defended that they didn't want him to suffer anymore, authorities said.
His confession was later found having holes in it, however, leading authorities to reduce his charges after finding that he gave false information, likely to defend Wigstrom, according to the Times Picayune.
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