Leilani Simon Verdict | Mother Kills Her 2YR Old Son Who Was Found in a Landfill • SENTENCES

A Georgia jury last week found Leilani Simon guilty of murdering her 20-month-old son, along with a series of other charges, including concealing a death and making false statements, according to The Associated Press.

Simon’s conviction in Savannah’s Chatham County comes just over two years after she reported her son Quinton missing, at first telling investigators she’d last seen him in his playpen early one morning in October 2022. Weeks later, the remains of Quinton – by then beloved as “Chatham County’s child,” its police chief said last week – were discovered in a landfill.

Simon, 24, was indicted on 19 charges, including malice murder, two counts of felony murder, concealing the death of another, making a false report of a crime and 14 counts of making a false statement. After eight days of testimony, the jury found her guilty of all 19 crimes, the AP reported.

Simon faces up to life in prison without parole, with sentencing set to take place at a later date, her attorney, Martin Hilliard, told CNN. Simon plans to appeal the verdict, he said.

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