RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond mother will spend one year in prison after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and child neglect in the death of her 6-month-old son.
Sabrina Malick pleaded no contest to the two felony charges in connection with her son Brendon Newton's death.
Brendon Newton
Malick was sentenced to five years in prison, but four years was suspended by the judge.
Brendon Newton was found unresponsive in the family's RV parked along Jeff Davis Highway last September. The child was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
The child was found wedged between the driver's seat and a couch in the RV. An investigation determined baby Brendon had been left alone for seven hours.
Sabrina A. Malick and Walter E. Newton (PHOTO: Richmond Police)
Malick’s attorney previously told the court his client left Brendon with his father Walter Newton while left for the day.
Walter Newton will also spend one year in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter earlier this month.
Both Malick and Newton were initially charged with second degree murder charged and felony child neglect in March.
