Mother sentenced for murder; she beat her 5-year-old daughter to death with a belt

Описание: Latasha Mott was sentenced to 23-years-to-life in prison on Wednesday for the death of her 5-year-old daughter, Nefertiti Harris.

Mott pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree on Jan. 12. As part of plea, she admitted to beating Nefertiti to death with a belt in the shower at an apartment at 127 W. Beard Ave. in Syracuse. Her and her ex-lover, Corrice Parks, then hid her body in a wooded area off of Salt Spring Road in the city.

Nefertiti's foster parent, Liosha Smith, was in the courtroom on Wednesday. She wore a T-shirt with Nefertiti's picture on it. Her shirt read, "Play in peace my precious baby. I miss you." It was adorned with pink and purple, a video game console controller, stars, a moon and angel wings.

"Nefertiti was my baby," said Smith. "She was my precious baby." She read the nicknames given to Nefertiti, including "Neffy." As Smith read this nickname, she turned to Mott and said it was a name Nefertiti didn't want to hear, "Because of you."

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