MIDLAND, Texas (TCN) — A 24-year-old woman has been sentenced to life in prison for capital murder of a child under 10 years old after she threw her newborn against a wall in 2022, killing her.
Sarah Michelle Gilley-Wroe’s 5-week-old daughter (identified as Diamond Gilley-Wroe by Law & Crime) died May 11, 2022, from severe head trauma, according to KOSA.
Gilley-Wroe initially blamed the injuries, which medical experts equated to a fall off a two-story building, on others, KOSA reports.
According to an affidavit obtained by YourBasin.com, both Gilley-Wroe and the baby’s father, Bryon Brown, then 20, were questioned by detectives at the hospital after her death due to multiple skull fractures. Gilley-Wroe initially said the family’s dog was responsible. She claimed the 30-pound animal jumped on her daughter weeks prior and later changed her story to say that the dog had “put a paw” on the infant’s head.
Gilley-Wroe’s cellmate alleged she told her she threw the newborn against a wall and hit her until her cries stopped, per KOSA. In addition, investigators found Gilley-Wroe had made incriminating internet searches.
The infant’s mother was the only adult caring for her at the time, according to Law & Crime. Her father was out searching for a new apartment when Gilley-Wroe called to tell him that the baby “wasn’t breathing right.” When he got home, he said Diamond Gilley-Wroe was convulsing and making odd sounds.
YourBasin.com reports Brown claimed he and Gilley-Wroe called 911 and responders said there was nothing wrong with the infant and then left. It was not determined whether or not the couple actually called 911.
As of May 20, 2022, Gilley-Wroe and Brown were charged with capital murder in connection with the child’s death, KOSA reported.
Gilley-Wroe was convicted of one count of capital murder of a child under 10 years old and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Nov. 5, per KOSA.
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