Post by Adriana Velez
A few months ago we reported on the mom who glued her daughter's hands to the wall when she became frustrated with potty training her. While I definitely empathize with the challenges of potty training, this clearly crossed the line to outright abuse. Obviously there was not going to be a happy ending to this story. Worse than the glue, which is a headline-grabbing novelty, the mom's beating left her daughter in a coma. Now the mom, Elizabeth Escalona, could face life in prison. Elizabeth was supposed to be sentenced this week, but the sentence was deferred until Tuesday. She already pleaded guilty to injury to a child in July, which definitely helped move this case along to its conclusion. At the time, though, Elizabeth sounded a little defiant. "Only God can judge me. That's all I gotta say." Well, an earthly judge will have something to say pretty soon. And the prosecution is asking for a 45-year prison sentence.![]()
A few months ago we reported on the mom who glued her daughter's hands to the wall when she became frustrated with potty training her. While I definitely empathize with the challenges of potty training, this clearly crossed the line to outright abuse. Obviously there was not going to be a happy ending to this story. Worse than the glue, which is a headline-grabbing novelty, the mom's beating left her daughter in a coma. Now the mom, Elizabeth Escalona, could face life in prison. Elizabeth was supposed to be sentenced this week, but the sentence was deferred until Tuesday. She already pleaded guilty to injury to a child in July, which definitely helped move this case along to its conclusion. At the time, though, Elizabeth sounded a little defiant. "Only God can judge me. That's all I gotta say." Well, an earthly judge will have something to say pretty soon. And the prosecution is asking for a 45-year prison sentence.