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S.C. Mom Who Smothered Twins Gets Prison »

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A mother who smothered her crying 9-month-old twins with a pillow then went back to sleep was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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April 19, 2007, 12:29 p.m.
Lakeia White, 20, pleaded guilty but mentally ill on Wednesday to homicide by child abuse. She said she put the pillow over sons Davion and Trevon Wilson on Oct. 11 to settle them down while she was staying with relatives in this town near the coast.
White left the home when the boys were found dead, prosecutor Blair Jennings said.
"I'm sorry for what I did," she told Judge Roger Young in a soft voice.
Psychiatrists said White knew her actions were wrong but suffered from depression with psychotic effects. By law, people are guilty but mentally ill if they could tell right from wrong but suffered from mental illness.
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monte-g
April 19, 2007, 12:38 p.m.
I'm not saying this woman doesn't need to pay for what she did but she needs help too.
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Charlson
April 19, 2007, 4:40 p.m.
5 years for each child? Hardly seems fair. I grieve for the children and not the mother.
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Hobe
April 19, 2007, 9:17 p.m.
Very Sad all around.. The children didn't deserve this....
10 years, she will probably be out sooner???
What are the Odds she will have more children????
Hope She gets the Help She Needs...
Respectively,