Florida mother charged with confining 2-year-old son in booster seat for 15 hours, watching him 'perish'
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A Florida mother who confined her 2-year-old son in a booster seat overnight for “approximately fifteen hours" as punishment for “acting out" now faces first degree murder charges.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) announced in a press release, that 24-year-old Rebecca Gussage-Johnston is charged with first degree murder while engaged in aggravated child abuse. Her attorney pleaded not guilty on her behalf. "It is truly heart-wrenching to witness such senseless and preventable acts of violence targeting our youth." Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a writer on the breaking news team for Fox News Digital. You can reach her on Twitter at @s_rumpfwhitten.
Prosecutors say on May 18, 2023, the young mother admitted to strapping the child to a kitchen table in a booster seat as punishment. Johnston says the baby was screaming and "acting out."
They say the toddler was restrained for "approximately 15 hours."
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