A Pennsylvania mother will spend the rest of her life in prison for the barbaric deaths of her two young children, who were found hanging from dog leashes in the basement of their home.
Lisa Snyder, 41, was found guilty last month on two counts of first-degree murder in the September 2019 deaths of Brinley, 4, and Connor, 8.
The brother and sister were found hanging from the same dog leash in the basement of their home in Albany Township, about 90 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The children were taken to hospital, but life support was removed and they died three days later.
Snyder was not visibly responsive during Thursday's hearing and was sentenced to two life sentences without the possibility of parole.
President Judge Theresa Johnson called the crime the most violent murder she had seen in court and criticized Snyder for showing no remorse. AP I will report it.
Johnson also imposed an additional 8.5 to 17 years in prison for the child endangerment and evidence tampering convictions.
When Snyder's surviving son, Owen, 22, testified against her in September, he called her a “monster” and said he no longer considered her his mother.
“I don't think of her as my mother anymore,” he said as his mother sobbed. Mainline time and suburbs It was reported at the time.
The eldest son also denied his mother's claims that his younger brother Connor suffered from depression due to being bullied at school, which led to him committing suicide and killing his sister Brinley.
“He was an energetic kid,” Owen said. “He always wanted to do something. He was always playing with his sister.”
Authorities also found no evidence to support Snyder's claims, and an occupational therapist testified that Connor was not physically capable of inflicting such injuries on himself or his sister.
Police also used evidence obtained from Snyder's cell phone, including Google searches for “how to commit suicide by hanging” and her recent viewing history, days before the children were hanged. He also cited evidence from real-life crime shows (including “You Almost Got Away”). .
The coroner said both children died by hanging and ruled it a homicide.
The defense unsuccessfully sought acquittal, arguing that the case was nothing more than “speculation.”
Snyder's defense team had hoped to have no appeal against the third-degree murder charge against a mentally ill person, but the judge rejected the plea deal.
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