Anthony Avalos' mother, Heather Barron, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles for the murder of her 10-year-old son. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)A solemn procession of teens and children all dressed in black strode into a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday and stepped up to address the judge. Seventeen relatives and witnesses testified during Tuesday's emotional sentencing hearing before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Sam Ohta ordered Barron and Leiva jailed for life. Kareem Leiva was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in the murder of 10-year-old Anthony Avalos. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 26, 2023 15:38 UTC