After being advised she dedicated the “final betrayal” by the decide, Kristel Candelario addressed the court docket at her sentencing — saying “no person knew how a lot I used to be struggling” and including, “God and my daughter have forgiven me.”

On Monday, the 32-year-old mom was sentenced to life in jail with out the potential for parole for the homicide of her 16-month-old daughter, Jailyn Candelario, in June 2023, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley introduced in a press launch.

This after Candelario, in keeping with the AP, accepted a plea deal in February during which she pled responsible to the homicide cost and one depend of endangering kids. In trade, two further homicide counts and a felonious assault cost have been dropped.

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Candelario left her daughter “alone and unattended” in a Pack-N-Play playpen on June 6 and did not return residence till June 16, mentioned prosecutors beforehand. After discovering the kid unresponsive when she returned residence, she referred to as 9-1-1; Jailyn was pronounced deceased on the scene. An post-mortem revealed she died of hunger and extreme dehydration.

County Frequent Pleas Court docket Decide Brendan Sheehan mentioned Candelario dedicated the “final betrayal” by leaving her baby alongside throughout her sentencing listening to on Monday, per ABC.

“Simply as you did not let Jailyn out of her confinement, so too it’s best to spend the remainder of your life in a cell with out freedom,” Sheehan reportedly advised her. “The one distinction might be, the jail will at the least feed you and provide you with liquid that you just denied her.”

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Candelario, who allegedly struggled with despair and psychological well being points, additionally addressed the court docket — saying, “There’s a lot ache that I’ve regarding the lack of my child, Jailyn.”

“I am extraordinarily damage about all the pieces that occurred. I’m not attempting to justify my actions, however no person knew how a lot I used to be struggling and what I used to be going by,” she mentioned, including, “God and my daughter have forgiven me.”

After the sentencing, Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley launched a press release studying, “At this time, we keep in mind Jailyn — a fantastic child lady who was taken from this world as a result of her mom’s unimaginable selfishness. The considered happening trip for 10 days and leaving your baby to starve to demise in her Pack-N-Play is a brand new low in parental care.”

Added Cleveland Division of Police Chief Dorothy Todd: “Every murder that happens in our metropolis is critical, however when it entails a baby, it’s much more devastating. One aid now we have is figuring out that members of our Division, notably our murder unit, labored tirelessly to deliver justice to Jailyn. We’re dedicated to persevering with our efforts to maintain our neighborhood secure and stop such mindless acts from occurring in our metropolis.”

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