Sunset Park mother kills daughter, gets 18 years
A 28-year-old woman responsible for the horrific drowning death of her young daughter has been sentenced to serve 18 years in prison, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Wednesday.
A jury convicted Lin Li of first degree manslaughter for the 2016 drowning death of her two-year-old daughter, Melody Zheng.
The case was shocking, according to law enforcement officials, who said Li put the little girl in a container as a form of punishment and held the child underwater until she stopped struggling.