A mother from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday for strangling her 10-year-old daughter to death.
During her May trial, Henrietta Rogers, 48, was found guilty of first-degree negligent homicide.
Fox 6 reported that in February 2022, police discovered Rogers’ 10-year-old daughter, Jada Clay, inside their home following an argument over Jada’s refusal to have her hair braided. After returning home from school, unlocking Jada’s bedroom door with a screwdriver, and discovering her lying on the floor, Jada’s older brother and sister called 911.
When police arrived at the site, the man looked to have been dead for several hours.
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Prosecutors argued that strangling someone to death is a violently intimate act and asked for a 30-year prison sentence for Rogers. However, the defense requested less time, alleging Rogers had a severe mental health problem.
Judge Mark Sanders ultimately sentenced Rogers to 25 years in prison for her child’s death. Rogers will also be subjected to 15 years of extended monitoring, a mental health evaluation, and the requirement to seek employment during his probation. She was given time-served credit.
Sanders stated that he was at a loss for words in response to Rogers’ behavior.
“[Jada] was old enough to understand what was going on, and that realization must have made her final moments some of the most horrible I can imagine,” Sanders added.
