Friday, March 1, 2013
Hancock was sentenced to 8-10 years in the death of her son.
Christina Hancock, the 26-year-old Acton mother who was charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 13-month-old son, pleaded guilty on Feb. 28 to involuntary manslaughter in the death of her young son in 2010, according to the Boston Globe. A Middlesex Superior Court judge sentenced Christina Hancock to 8 – 10 years in jail, according to the Globe. Hancock changed her plea during the Feb. 28 hearing after previously claiming her 13-month old son died accidentally, according to the Globe. Do you think her sentence was fair? Was it too lenient or too harsh? Tell us in the comments section below.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Christina Hancock, 26, previously claimed her son died in an accident in 2010.
A 26-year-old Acton mother pleaded guilty on Feb. 28 to involuntary manslaughter in the death of her young son in 2010, according to the Boston Globe. A Middlesex Superior Court judge sentenced Christina Hancock to 8 – 10 years in jail, according to the Globe. Hancock changed her plea during the Feb. 28 hearing after previously claiming her 13-month old son died accidentally, according to the Globe. The plea comes after a recent hearing during which attorneys on both sides of the case discussed a possible deal. Hancock was originally charged with first-degree murder, which carries a life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole, but the guilty plea allowed her to avoid the murder charge, according to the Globe. Hancock pleaded…
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Mother faces charges of killing her 13-month-old son.
An Acton woman wants to plead guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter in the 2010 death of her son, but a Middlesex Superior Court judge wants more background on the woman before making a decision, the Lowell Sun is reporting. Christina Hancock is accused of murdering her son, Kaydn Hancock, on May 12, 2010. The cause of death was by blunt-force trauma, a medical examiner ruled. In Middlesex Superior Court on Wednesday, Judge Maureen Hogan held a 30-minute sidebar conference with prosecutors and the defense to discuss a possible plea agreement, the Sun reports. If the judge is satisfied, Hancock could change her plea then. Prosecutors seek an eight-to 10-year state-prison sentence, while the defense is seeking far less time behind bars. …
Jeff Barry
5:03 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
>> Hancock’s attorney told the court Hancock had a rough childhood >> and was the victim of sexual assaults I was also a victim of serious childhood abuse, but somehow my own children lived to grow up into healthy adulthood. I get very tired of people who try to excuse inexcusable behavior because the perpetrator had a tough childhood. People need to learn the difference between a reason for … more ›