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A jury has convicted an Atlanta mother in the murders of her two toddler sons after she put them in a hot oven in 2017.
On the night of Oct. 13, 2017, Lamora Williams called police and said her children were dead. When authorities arrived at their apartment, they found the bodies of 1-year-old son Ja’Karter Penn and 2-year-old Ke-Yaunte Penn.
A third boy, 3-year-old Jameel Penn Jr., was also found. He was unharmed.
Last Thursday, Williams learned she would spend the rest of her life in prison without parole plus 35 years, according to court documents from the Fulton County Superior Court.
Court records show Williams was found guilty on all charges, including murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, cruelty to children in the first degree, concealing the death of another, cruelty to children in the second degree and false statements.
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The arrest warrant for Williams said that in 2017, she placed 1-year-old Ja'Karter Penn and 2-year-old Ke'Yaunte Penn inside an oven and turned it on.
According to the arrest warrant, the crimes happened between midnight Oct. 12 and 11 p.m. Oct. 13 -- a span of nearly two days.
Authorities said that Williams called police on that Friday and said her children were dead.
Inside the apartment at the time of their deaths was 3-year-old brother Jameel Penn, Jr., who was unharmed.
Jameel Penn, Jr. lived with his father after the death of his siblings.
Williams has remained at the Fulton County Jail since 2017 and was previously indicted on a list of charges, including murder for the death of the two boys.
The court case, though, has been delayed several times due to the pandemic, and a judge placed a judicial hold on the case while mental health evaluations were carried out for Williams.