On Thursday, December 15th, Juana Marquez received her sentencing of 20 years in prison for manslaughter.
According to District Attorney Will Thompson, “Marquez was indicted for murder in 2019 after a four-year-old girl in her care died from severe burns over her head, chest, back and arms.”
After the jury trial in September, she was found guilty for the lesser offense of manslaughter. During the course of the investigation by a team of investigators, led by Corsicana Police Detective Garrett Harrell.
During her interrogation, Marquez gave statements that after the victim pulled a pot of boiling water off the stovetop onto herself Marquez gave the child tramadol and applied aloe, but didn’t call for medical assistance because the burns did not look serious.
Marquez called 911 the next morning and reported finding the victim deceased on her bedroom floor. According to court reports, Detective Harrell’s investigation, which included interview of a six-year-old sibling of the victim led him to conclude that Marquez had poured the boiling water onto the victim, most likely in the bathtub.
Marquez defense team presented evidence that she suffered from severe depression and anxiety. The case was prosecuted by District Attorney Will Thompson, ADA Sherry Shumer and ADA Thomas Headen.
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