Saturday, April 10, 2010
"A Fairfax County day-care provider who shook a 4-month-old boy, causing lasting brain damage, was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison Friday, lawyers said.
The sentencing of Trudy E. Munoz Rueda, 45, for felony child abuse and child cruelty ended an emotionally charged hour-long hearing in which Judge Jan L. Brodie heard impassioned appeals from the parents of Noah Whitmer, Munoz's husband and parents who spoke of the patience Munoz showed their children while they were in her care, according to prosecutors.
"It was not an easy day for anyone in court," said prosecutor Gregory Holt. "It was emotional."
Brodie, who could have reduced the sentence, upheld the verdicts reached by jurors in January. Before imposing the prison term, the judge said she could see the toll the case had taken on both families but would nevertheless maintain the sentencing totals reached by jurors.
"It is a tragic case all around," said Guillermo Uriarte, Munoz's attorney. . . " Read More
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