By: Associated Press//February 22, 2016//
By: Associated Press//February 22, 2016//
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A Waukegan woman has pleaded guilty to killing a 3-month-old Wisconsin girl who she was babysitting in 2012.
The (Waukegan) News-Sun reports that 37-year-old Sarah Gumm entered the plea Monday as part of a deal approved by a Lake County judge. Gumm was sentenced to 23 years in prison for the July 2012 death of Rylan Aislee Koopmeiners of Kenosha.
The Koopmeiners said they are grateful to God that “some form of earthly justice has been served for Rylan.”
Gumm was charged with first-degree murder and accused of causing a head injury that resulted in the baby’s death at her home in Waukegan, Ill. Gumm didn’t make a statement during the hearing.
Gumm’s defense attorney, Greg Nikitas, said she was grateful for the Koopmeiners’ compassion and prosecutors’ patience.