UPDATE:: Oklahoma Woman Sentenced To Life in Daughter's Crucifix DeathJuanita Gomez, 51, was found guilty of first-degree murder of her 33-year-old daughter on Thursday.
An Oklahoma City woman has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing her adult daughter by forcing a crucifix and medallion down her throat because she believed the woman was possessed by the devil.
Court records show 51-year-old Juanita Gomez was sentenced Monday for the 2016 death of Geneva Gomez. The judge followed the sentence recommended by jurors who convicted her in January of first-degree murder.
Geneva Gomez died after her mother beat her and forced a crucifix down her throat because she believed her child was possessed.
The jury recommended a sentence of life in prison without parole, according to Oklahoma County court officials.
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Juanita Gomez later told police she believed her daughter was possessed by the devil, and she confessed to punching Geneva Gomez repeatedly and forcing a crucifix and religious medallion down her throat until blood spilled out of her daughter’s mouth.
She forced a crucifix down her 'possessed' daughter's throat. Now, she's convicted of murder. - The Washington Post
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