Joliet mother sentenced to 35 years for throwing, beating crying baby girl
JOLIET, Ill. — A Joliet mother will serve 35 years in prison for her role in the death of her 8-month-old daughter in 2017.
Shanquilla Garvey, 30, of Joliet, was sentenced to 35 years on Friday for the death of her 8-month-old daughter in 2017, according to the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office.
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In December 2017, Garvey was living at the Bel-Air Motel in Joliet with her three children. She wanted her 8-month-old daughter, Cherish, to stop crying and threw her into a dresser, picked her up, shook her, and threw her onto the ground of the motel room.
Cherish became unresponsive at which point Garvey called 911. The 8-month-old was transported to a local hospital where she died from blunt force trauma four days later on Christmas Eve.
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Further investigation showed that Cherish suffered from two skull fractures, bleeding on the brain, and liver laceration.
Garvey pled guilty to first degree murder charges. She has been sentenced to 35 years in prison and will also serve three years of mandatory supervised release.
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