New Jersey woman sentenced for 2018 murder of her 17-month old son has been sentenced to life without parole.
Heather Reynolds, 45 was found guilty in July of the murder of her toddler and sentenced to life imprisonment on Nov. 15, according a statement by the authorities. Camden County Prosecutor’s Office.
“We are grateful to the jury for the time and attention that they gave to this case,” said CCPO Homicide Section Chief Peter Gallagher.
Judge Gwendolyn Blue also sentenced her to eight years in prison for one count of endangering the welfare of a child and another four years in prison for the possession of a controlled dangerous substance (methamphetamine), both of which will run concurrent to her life sentence, according to court documents.
In 2018, her son died. Police were called to investigate a report about a child who wasn’t responding to commands on a lawn. He was later declared dead. According to the prosecutor, the cause of death for the boy was asphyxia.
Reynolds was accused by the prosecution of murdering her son Axel in an alleged attempt at continuing an affair. Reynolds allegedly covered Axel’s nose and mouth with a cleansing cloth to suffocate him. CBS News reported.
Reynolds’ attorney refuted this claim and said that Reynolds was a devoted mother who tried desperately to save her son after he became unresponsive. CBS News reports that Reynolds’ attorney disagreed with CBS News.