{"id":2042499,"date":"2023-09-23T14:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T18:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mother-gets-78-year-sentence-for-the-killing-of-her-children\/"},"modified":"2023-09-23T14:43:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T18:43:13","slug":"mother-gets-78-year-sentence-for-the-killing-of-her-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mother-gets-78-year-sentence-for-the-killing-of-her-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother sentenced to 78 years for killing her children."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmother-gets-78-year-sentence-for-the-killing-of-her-children%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2042499&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by ANDRI TAMBUNAN\/AFP via\u2063 Getty Images) (Photo via; Fairfax County Police Department)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s Abril Elfi<\/h2>\n<p>11:33 AM \u200c\u2013 Saturday, September 23,\u200c 2023   \u2063    <\/p>\n<p>A Virginia mother was sentenced to 78 years in\u2063 prison\u2063 after she was found guilty\u200d of killing her\u200b two \u2062daughters. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On\u2063 Friday, Veronica Younglood \u200bwas sentenced for sedating her two daughters, 5-year-old\u200b Sharon \u200cCastro and 15-year-old Brooklyn Youngblood, with melatonin \u200bbefore fatally shooting them. <\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old \u200dmother had been arrested in August of 2018 after the fatal shooting \u2064in \u200btheir residence in McLean, Virginia. <\/p>\n<p>Before her passing, Sharon\u2062 was able to call 9-1-1 and\u200b report to a dispatcher that she had been shot by her mother. <\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, the call was played at Youngblood\u2019s two-week trial and\u200b it was so\u200d traumatic that \u200b\u201cjurors inquired about whether they could receive trauma therapy.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>According to authorities,\u200b the convicted mother stated that she planned to kill her kids and herself due to a\u200d custody battle with her ex-husband who wanted to move to Missouri with both \u2064daughters. <\/p>\n<p>At trial, Youngblood\u2063 claimed an insanity defense, which was denied.<\/p>\n<p>Youngblood gave a testimony where she explained how she was born in poverty in Argentina, and was physically and \u200csexually\u200c abused \u200bas a child by her grandfather, and turned\u200c to sex work \u2063as a teenager to support \u200dher baby \u2062and her younger sister.\u2063 <\/p>\n<p>After hearing her testimony, the jurors recommended \u2063the\u2064 78-year sentence. <\/p>\n<p>Defense attorneys had\u2064 requested that the two murder \u200dsentences be served \u200bconcurrently rather than consecutively, which would have reduced the sentence from 78 \u2063to 42 years. However, \u2062Fairfax County \u200cCircuit Court Judge Randy Bellows said that he saw no\u200c reason to reduce the jury\u2019s recommendation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cMothers and fathers have many \u200bresponsibilities, but \u2062none is more grave \u2063than keeping their children safe,\u201d he said. \u201cTragically, their mother became the instrument of their death.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Prosecutor Kelsey Gill\u2064 stressed\u2064 that\u200c the \u2063killings were premeditated and that Youngblood purchased the rifle she used just\u2063 a \u2062week earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Before her sentencing,\u2064 Youngblood said\u2062 through a spanish interpreter that\u200c she had been \u2062a good mother but something \u2063had\u2064 \u201ccome over her.\u201d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been\u2063 a good mother, but something happened, I don\u2019t know how \u2062to \u200bexplain it,\u201d she told the \u2062judge \u200bthrough the interpreter.\u2064 \u201cSomething exploded in\u2062 my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reportedly, \u2062Youngblood called her \u2063ex-husband after the shooting, \u200dleaving\u200c a message that \u200cshe\u2019d killed the girls and that she hated him.<\/p>\n<p>Ron Youngblood, Brooklynn\u2019s father and a key figure\u2063 in Sharon\u2019s \u2064upbringing, said \u200dhe chose a seat in the courtroom where he couldn\u2019t see\u2063 his ex-wife because it was too difficult to hear the words of the woman who \u2063killed his \u2064daughters. He admitted that he knew \u200bhis \u200dex-wife disliked him, but \u201cnever once did [he] \u2064 imagine she could do anything like that to [their] girls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. \u200bSubscribe \u200chere. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This week has been filled with \u200bmajor headlines in\u2063 the U.S. and around \u2063the world. One\u200b America\u2019s Rachel Acenas has more \u2063in our Week In Review.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>New\u200c Jersey Sen. Menendez is\u200d indicted \u200bfor bribery while Joe Biden says he\u2019s been to every\u2064 mass shooting.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Illegal \u200cimmigration under President \u200dBiden\u2019s watch has \u200bonly been growing\u2062 since taking office and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-abbott-blasts-biden-admin-for-allegedly-cutting-razor-wire-at-border\/\" title=\"Abbott slams Biden admin for cutting border razor wire.\">surging rapidly \u2062heading<\/a> into 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Reports show that the surge of\u2063 migrants in Texas is\u200d coming with possible deadly health consequences. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) \u2013 \u200dThe United States argued on Tuesday that Alphabet Inc\u2019s Google\u200d broke \u2062the law in its\u2062 efforts to\u200c dominate online\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By John Revill ZURICH \u2062(Reuters) \u2013 \u200dABB \u2064is spending $280 million on a new robotics factory in Sweden, the Swiss \u200dengineering and\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>PARIS (Reuters) \u2013 French Europe Minister\u200b Laurence Boon on Wednesday\u200b welcomed an anti-subsidy investigation into \u2062Chinese\u2063 electric\u2062 vehicles launched by \u200cthe EU\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By\u2064 Mathieu Rosemain and Silvia Aloisi PARIS \u200b(Reuters) \u2013 Apple said on Wednesday its iPhone 12 model was certified by multiple \u2063international\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What was the motive behind Veronica Youngblood&#8217;s decision to kill her two \u2062daughters?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200d Virginia Mother Sentenced to 78 Years in Prison for Killing \u2063Her Two Daughters<\/p>\n<p>A tragic case has come to an end as a Virginia mother has been sentenced to\u200b 78 \u200byears in prison after being \u200cfound guilty of killing her \u200ctwo\u200c daughters. Veronica Youngblood, a \u206338-year-old\u2063 woman, \u200dsedated her daughters, 5-year-old Sharon Castro and 15-year-old Brooklyn Youngblood, with melatonin before fatally shooting them \u2063in \u2063their residence \u200din McLean, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>The horrifying incident took \u2062place in August of 2018, \u2062leading to Youngblood&#8217;s arrest. Sharon, in a \u200bdesperate attempt to get help, managed to call 911 and inform\u200d the \u200cdispatcher that\u200b she had been shot by her own mother. The recording of this call was played during Youngblood&#8217;s \u2063trial, leaving jurors traumatized and in need of \u200dtherapy.<\/p>\n<p>The motive behind this\u200b tragic act was\u200d a custody\u200b battle \u200bwith Youngblood&#8217;s ex-husband, who\u200c wanted to move to\u200c Missouri with both daughters. Faced with the possibility of losing her children,\u200c Youngblood expressed her intention to kill them and herself. Despite claiming an insanity defense at \u2062trial, Youngblood&#8217;s defense was rejected.<\/p>\n<p>During the trial,\u200c Youngblood shared her traumatic past, growing\u2062 up in poverty in Argentina. She revealed that she\u2064 had experienced physical and\u2063 sexual abuse by \u2062her grandfather and resorted to sex work as\u2062 a teenager to support herself and\u2064 her younger sister.<\/p>\n<p>After hearing her testimony, the \u2063jurors recommended\u200c a 78-year sentence. Defense\u2063 attorneys\u200c requested \u2062that the murder sentences be served\u200d concurrently, which\u200c would have \u200creduced the sentence to \u206442 years. However, the judge presiding\u200d over the case saw no \u200creason to overturn the jury&#8217;s decision.<\/p>\n<p>In delivering the sentence, Fairfax\u2064 County Circuit Court Judge Randy Bellows emphasized the weight \u200dof parental responsibility, stating,\u200c &#8220;Mothers and fathers \u200chave many responsibilities, but none is more grave than keeping their children safe. Tragically, their mother became the instrument of\u200c their death.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor, Kelsey\u2064 Gill, highlighted the \u200cpremeditated\u2063 nature of the killings,\u2063 pointing out that Youngblood had purchased the\u2063 rifle she used just one\u2064 week prior. It is\u2064 clear that this act\u200c was\u200c not a result of a sudden burst of emotion, but a calculated action.<\/p>\n<p>Before her \u200bsentencing, Youngblood, through a Spanish \u200cinterpreter, claimed to have been a\u200d good mother, but\u2062 something had &#8220;come over her.&#8221; She stated,\u2063 &#8220;I&#8217;ve been a good mother, but something happened, \u2063I don&#8217;t know how to explain it. Something exploded in my mind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062impact of this tragic event on the family is immeasurable. After the shooting, Youngblood called her ex-husband and left a message confessing to killing their daughters and expressing her hatred towards \u2062him. Ron Youngblood, Brooklynn&#8217;s father and a significant figure in Sharon&#8217;s upbringing, attended the trial but purposely chose \u200ba seat where he couldn&#8217;t see his ex-wife.<\/p>\n<p>This case serves as \u2063a chilling \u200breminder of how a seemingly \u200dordinary individual can carry out such a heinous act. It also underscores the importance of mental health awareness and support, as well \u200bas the need for effective \u200blegal\u200d measures to protect the well-being and safety of children.<\/p>\n<p>Justice has been served for Sharon and \u2063Brooklyn, but their lives were tragically cut short due to the actions\u2063 of their own mother. The hope now is that measures \u2062will be taken to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mother-gets-78-year-sentence-for-the-killing-of-her-children\/\" title=\"Mother sentenced to 78 years for killing her children.\">prevent \u2064similar terrible incidents<\/a> from \u200boccurring in \u2064the future and that \u2064the memory of these young lives will serve as a reminder of the importance of protecting our children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Virginia mother, Veronica Younglood, has been sentenced to 78 years in prison for the murder of her two daughters. She was found guilty of sedating her 5-year-old daughters. 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