Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Dad sentenced in murder of 3-year-old daughter (Merced, California)

Dad JERICHO WRIGHT has been convicted on 2nd-degree murder in the the death of his 3-year old daughter, and has been sentenced to 15 year to life.

http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=8422299

Dos Palos man gets 15 to life in prison for daughter's murder
Monday, November 07, 2011
Mariana Jacob

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- On Monday morning, a Dos Palos man was sentenced for the 2008 murder of his 3-year-old daughter. A Merced County Judge sentenced Jericho Wright 15 years to life for the second degree murder of his daughter, Liadan Wright.

The Merced County Coroner says the little girl died from multiple blunt force trauma to the head. The girl also had bruises around her shoulders and torso. Detectives say Wright threw the child against a shower wall in his Dos Palos home and then left her alone for hours.

Wright pleaded no contest to the child's death to avoid a trial. His attorneys say he did not harm the child.