Dallas mother plans to plead guilty to serious bodily harm in starved children case
By APFriday, July 30, 2010
Dallas mom to plead guilty in starved kids case
DALLAS — A woman accused of starving her three children and holding them for months in a Dallas hotel bathroom has told a judge she plans to change her plea.
Abneris Santiago said she will plead guilty Friday to causing her daughter serious bodily harm. She faces a life sentence.
On Thursday, the second day of her trial, Santiago was allowed to meet with her 12-year-old daughter in a tearful courtroom reunion. The Dallas Morning News reports that each said they loved the other.
The girl and her two younger brothers were rescued last July from the bathroom where they had been confined for nine months.
Santiago’s boyfriend has been sentenced to two 99-year prison terms in the case.
Information from: The Dallas Morning News, www.dallasnews.com
