'Murdered by His Own Mother' -- Killer Gets 25 Years in Baby Son's Death
An Ethiopian woman who shook and strangled her 7-month-old son, then told police that he fell from a third-story apartment window in Normal Heights, was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in state prison.Zewoinesh Badasso, 35, was convicted in February of first-degree murder and child abuse in the death of her son, David. A jury later found that Badasso was sane when she killed the child.Deputy District Attorney Nicole Rooney told jurors in her opening statement in the guilt phase that Badasso strangled her son in two ways-- with her hands and a ligature -- on Sept. 7, 2012.Rooney said Badasso grabbed, squeezed and shook the baby before killing him.