Home » » 35 years for grandma who threw girl off walkway

35 years for grandma who threw girl off walkway


FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A Virginia woman was sentenced Friday to 35 years for throwing her 2-year-old granddaughter off a sixth-level walkway at a busy shopping mall, a murder the judge called "almost beyond comprehension."

Carmela dela Rosa, 51, of Fairfax, Va., offered a tearful, barely audible apology to her family, saying: "I'm very sorry for what I've done."

Circuit Court Judge Bruce White imposed the full sentence recommended by the jury that convicted her last year. Under Virginia law, White had the option to reduce the sentence to the mandatory minimum of 20 years, but could not go above the jury's recommendation.

Dela Rosa, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in the Philippines, killed her granddaughter Angelyn Ogdoc at the end of a family outing in November 2010 to Tysons Corner Center for dinner at the mall's food court. The evidence at trial showed that she deliberately hung back with Angelyn as the family exited along a nearly 50-foot skywalk connecting the mall to a multi-level parking garage, so she could scoop up Angelyn and toss her over the guardrail without any interference from her family.

In a videotaped confession, dela Rosa told police she killed Angelyn to get back at her son-in-law for getting her daughter pregnant out of wedlock and ruining her daughter's opportunities for a better life.

Dela Rosa's lawyer, public defender Dawn Butorac, argued unsuccessfully that dela Rosa's mental illness — severe depression — rendered her legally insane and unable to appreciate the consequences of her actions or understand right from wrong.

Butorac said she will appeal the verdict, and that she believes the jury did not fully appreciate the depth of dela Rosa's depression, which had gotten worse in the year before the murder and led her to attempt suicide on multiple occasions.

"When you say someone is depressed, there's a misapprehension of what that means," Butorac said. "She loved her granddaughter and would never do anything purposely to hurt her. Thus her mental illness is the only explanation for her actions."

Commonwealth's Attorney Ray Morrogh said that while it may be more comforting to believe that a grandmother must be crazy to kill her grandchild in such a brutal manner, the evidence showed that dela Rosa was a hateful, spiteful, jealous woman who harbored animosity not only against her son-in-law but also at Angelyn herself for stealing attention away from dela Rosa. She admitted exactly that during her videotaped confession.

"She was angry. She was jealous," Morrogh told the judge. "It's not a good reason, but I've never seen a good reason for a murder."

Morrogh called the case one of the worst he has ever seen in a long prosecutorial career

Angelyn's parents, Morrogh said, were still too traumatized to write formal victim-impact statements. Morrogh said he took no pleasure in successfully prosecuting the case.

"It's just been a real nightmare, to be honest with you," he said.

Source : news.yahoo.com
Share this article :

23 comments:

Rangga Okem said...

test comment

Anonymous said...

nice

Unknown said...

izin make template nya om

Daily Inspirational Motivational Quotes said...

good one

โกต้าร์เอง said...

Test โว้ยเฮ้ย

Unknown said...

mantap gan themesnya agen bola terpercaya

Anonymous said...

| Bangaichat.com
| Funny Story | Fun Photo | Funny Clip | Funny Chat | Funny baby | |
| Karaoke Chat |
| Chat Sex |
| Funny Story | Fun Photo | Funny Clip | Funny Chat | Funny baby | |
| Xem Phim |
| Tìm Bạn Gái |
| Tìm Bạn Chat Yahoo |
| Chat Đêm |
| Auto BlackLinks |
| Phong Radio |
| Chat1102 |
| Chat1102 |

Anonymous said...

nice templete

Prediksi Togel

Didiet86 said...

Mantab Templatenya bang


jangan Lupa Klik :

jurnalharian.com

Unknown said...

Bagus mas template nya..
Model IGO Sexy
Tante Bugil
Hikmah Kata Bijak
Juragan MP3
Gaya Bugil

Anonymous said...

Super great free templates!
Really nice...




Cerita Panas Today!

DSDASD said...

Canlı Tv izle , Canlı Tv izle , LFS Yamaları İndir , LFS Yamaları İndir , Stardoll Bedavaları ,  Wolfteam Hileleri , Video Ders Anlatım , Güncel Haber , Benzemez Kimse Sana , Survivor 2013 , Nostaljifilm izle , Chatroulette Chat , Disney Channel , Tv izle , Tv izle 

Unknown said...

Ormita Media Online
Seowaps Jasa SEO Terbaik di Indonesia

Anonymous said...

Jersey Bola
God Of backlink
Jersey Bola
Super Jersey Bola
Ormita Media Online
Jersey Bola
kaos Bola
God Of Backlink

Grosir Jersey bola
Jersey Grade Ori
Jersey bola fermer
Grosir Jersey bola

DuongTroc said...

Chat, Chat Room |
CHAT SEX |
GIRL CHAT SEX |
Chat1102 |
Giải Trí Chat |
Vuilen CHat |
Karaoke Chat |
Vietfun CHat |
Chat Dem |
Gay Chat |
Les Chat |
Con dau len giuong voi bo chong |
Bo chong cuong hiep con dau |

Ardiyansyah | Tukang Optimasi said...

johnysimplemagazinenya lebih simple kang!
Jakarta Restaurants

Unknown said...

gốm sứ minh long

Unknown said...

quà tặng doanh nghiệp

ly ocean

http://muagomsu.vn/ly-thuy-tinhly thủy tinh

Admin said...

PT Lautan Lentera Indonesia

carebetandreas said...

Agen Vimax Di Tangerang

Jual Vimax Asli Di Tangerang

Obat Pembesar Penis Ampuh

Alat Pembesar Penis

Alat Pemanjang Penis

Jual Alat Pembesar Penis Di Tangerang

Vakum Pembesar Penis

Perangsang Permen Karet 

Perangsang Wanita Permen  

Obat Perangsang Ampuh 

Perangsang Wanita Ampuh

Perangsang Blue Wizard

Obat Pembesar Penis Ampuh 

Jual Obat Pembesar Penis Tangerang

Pembesar Penis Klg Pills

Jual Klg Pills Di Tangerang

Agen Pembesar Penis Tangerang 

Obat Kuat Sex 

Obat Kuat Tahan Lama 

Obat Kuat Viagra Asli 

Jual Viagra Di Tangerang

Obat Perangsang Spray

Obat Perangsang Semprot

Perangsang Opium Spray

Alat Bantu Sex Wanita

Dildo Penis getar

Jual Alat Bantu Sex Tangerang

Alat Bantu Sex Pria

Jual Alat Bantu Sex Pria Tangerang



Arian Riza said...

Jual Fairing Motor | Review Site | Resep Masakan Indonesia | Car Modification

Arian Riza said...

Jual Fairing Motor | Review Site | Resep Masakan Indonesia | Car Modification

Syifa said...

nyimak aja
Jasa Draftar Autocad, Google Sketchup, Solid Works
http://zatakomputindo.com/2016/03/03/printer-tidak-terdeteksi-di-aplikasi-autocad/

Post a Comment

 
Support : Creating Website | Johny Template | Maskolis | Johny Portal | Johny Magazine | Johny News | Johny Demosite
Copyright © 2011. Johny Simple Magazine - All Rights Reserved
Template Modify by Creating Website Inspired Wordpress Hack
Proudly powered by Blogger