Mother pleads guilty in starvation murder of baby daughter
Sage Angel Rose Wright on Friday pleaded guilty to murder in the starvation death of her 1-year-old daughter.Seventy-eighth District Judge Meredith Kennedy sentenced her to life in prison.
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Wright, 23, and her husband, Christian Bishop-Torrence, were charged in the death of Georgia Bishop-Torrence in June 2022.
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The father had taken the child to the hospital when she stopped breathing. The child was pronounced dead a short time later.
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Police said in court documents the girl was covered in sores and severely malnourished. A doctor said Georgia weighed just 8 pounds when she should have weighed over 20 pounds. An autopsy revealed findings consistent with neglect.
Christian Bishop Torrence pleaded guilty to murder in April and was sentenced to life in prison.
The couple also pleaded guilty to charges of injury to a child and abandoning or endangering a child. Both parents will be eligible for parole.
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