Post by Iyouboushi on Jan 25, 2010 13:45:43 GMT -6
25-stone mother killed her 9-stone boyfriend by sitting on him... but avoids jail sentence
For those who don't speak weight in stone..25 stone is 350lbs and 9 stone is 126lbs.
25-stone mother killed her 9-stone boyfriend by sitting on him... but avoids jail sentence
An obese woman who killed her boyfriend after sitting on him will not serve any time behind bars.
Mother-of-three Mia Landingham pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
Last summer, Landingham sat on Mikal Middleton-Bey as he was face first on the couch after the pair argued in their Cleveland home.
Investigators say Middelton-Bey - the father of her three children - was 5ft 10in tall and weighed nine stone while Landingham is 5ft 9in tall and tips the scales at 25 stone.
Landingham
'Sorry': 25-stone Mia Landingham sat on her nine-stone boyfriend Mikal Middlestone-Bey and killed him during an argument
Her lawyer said there was a long history of domestic abuse in the relationship and asked the judge for leniency.
She was sentenced to three years probation and 100 hours community service after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
Landingham was immediately released from jail on Wednesday after the trial in Cleveland, Ohio.
Landingham told the court: ‘I just want to say that I am sincerely sorry about this situation. I wish I could take it back.’
Mikal's family were outraged by the result. One of his sisters said: ‘So basically you can say that I can go sit on somebody and get probation?
‘I feel there wasn't no justice.’
Landingham had faced a maximum sentence of five years behind bars.
An obese woman who killed her boyfriend after sitting on him will not serve any time behind bars.
Mother-of-three Mia Landingham pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
Last summer, Landingham sat on Mikal Middleton-Bey as he was face first on the couch after the pair argued in their Cleveland home.
Investigators say Middelton-Bey - the father of her three children - was 5ft 10in tall and weighed nine stone while Landingham is 5ft 9in tall and tips the scales at 25 stone.
Landingham
'Sorry': 25-stone Mia Landingham sat on her nine-stone boyfriend Mikal Middlestone-Bey and killed him during an argument
Her lawyer said there was a long history of domestic abuse in the relationship and asked the judge for leniency.
She was sentenced to three years probation and 100 hours community service after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
Landingham was immediately released from jail on Wednesday after the trial in Cleveland, Ohio.
Landingham told the court: ‘I just want to say that I am sincerely sorry about this situation. I wish I could take it back.’
Mikal's family were outraged by the result. One of his sisters said: ‘So basically you can say that I can go sit on somebody and get probation?
‘I feel there wasn't no justice.’
Landingham had faced a maximum sentence of five years behind bars.
For those who don't speak weight in stone..25 stone is 350lbs and 9 stone is 126lbs.