Daycare worker pleads guilty to murdering eight-month-old baby girl, gets sentenced to 70 years in prison
24-year-old Leah Walden was sentenced to life in prison after she pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of eight-month-old infant Reese Bowman
A daycare worker who was accused of murdering an eight-month-old baby girl pleaded guilty to charges of first-degree murder at her hearing at the Baltimore Circuit Court this Tuesday, November 27. Judge Althea Handy effectively sentenced 24-year-old Leah Walden to life in prison with any time beyond 70 years suspended, meaning she won't see the outside of prison until at least her 90s if she serves the full sentence.
According to the Baltimore Sun, Walden murdered baby Reese on the afternoon of May 23, 2017, after she went into a fit of rage because the infant refused to go to sleep. Walden had reportedly returned to the Rocket Tiers Learning Center after lunch to find Reese being fussy in her crib.
