A Lexington mother avoided jail time when she was sentenced for the death of her adopted son, which the judge called a tragic accident.
The coroner said back in 2011, five-year-old Joseph Adams swallowed a lethal amount of vinegar. However, experts determined that no amount of store bought vinegar could kill someone.
The mother, Deah Adams, later pleaded guilty to criminal abuse.
During sentencing on Friday, the judge empathized with the mother of three. Judge Pamela Goodwine, stated “I think that you have punished yourself beyond any type of punishment I can impose on you and I think to some extent the system has punished you, as well.”
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The judge handed down a sentence of two years probation, with six months of that being supervised.
