Indianapolis Mother Is Set Free By Judge After Smothering Her Baby To Death With Couch Cushions

Indianapolis mother walks free after admitting to smothering her 2-month-old baby to death between two couch cushions while high on meth. Judge Mark Stoner found Dacia Lacey not guilty of neglect resulting in death. Lacey confessed that she wanted her daughter to stop crying and just be quiet so she could get some sleep. The mother, who was high on meth, smothered her daughter in the couch cushions. Judge Stoner said that prosecutors didn’t do enough to prove she intentionally harmed her baby. Lacey was facing 20 to 40 years in prison. She now walks free.

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