Mom Who Glued Daughter's Hands to Wall Faces Life in Prison

by mgunner1 | October 8, 2012 at 09:18 am
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 A Texas mother who grew frustrated with her 2-year-old daughter's slow progress in potty training faces life in prison today for gluing the girl's hands to a wall and beating her, leaving her in a coma.

Elizabeth Escalona, 23, pleaded guilty in July to injury to a child for the 2011 incident in which she was accused of kicking the girl in the stomach, hitting her, and gluing her hands to a wall, according to ABC News affiliate WFAA.

The girl was in a coma for two days and in the hospital for a week. Dr. Amy Barton, a former pediatrician who treated the girl, testified at the sentencing hearing today.

"This was one of the most shocking cases I have ever seen," she said, crying, according to WFAA.

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