Girl, 9, dies after being forced to run three hours as punishment

[SillyGirl]

GADSDEN, ALA.—Prosecutors say they will upgrade the charge against a U.S. grandmother accused of forcing a girl to run to death, filing a capital murder count that carries the possibility of the death penalty.

Excellent news. I hope she fries.

 

[a 1 player]

GADSDEN, ALA.—Prosecutors say they will upgrade the charge against a U.S. grandmother accused of forcing a girl to run to death, filing a capital murder count that carries the possibility of the death penalty.

This just made my day!

 

[tboy]

Holy crap, our judges, lawyers, and law makers should take heed......a just punishment (possible) for a needless murder.

 

[Macho Man]

More news update.

- Joyce Hardin Garrard, who faces a potential death penalty if convicted, made the comment to the driver of Savannah Hardin's bus, which was equipped with a surveillance system, said Marcus Reid, an assistant district attorney in Etowah County.Angered by a supposed lie the child told the day before, Garrard told the driver: '"I gonna run her 'til she can't run no more,'" Reid said."That's exactly what she did," said the prosecutor, calling Garrard a "drill sergeant from hell."

- District Attorney Jimmie Harp said Garrard was charged with the capital crime because the child's death occurred during another felony, child abuse



- Reid said after the child was home from school, Garrard forced Savannah to run and carry firewood until she collapsed in exhaustion in her yard. Autopsy photos show marks on the girl's arms from where the logs dug into her skin,