Orosi mother who abandoned 3 infants found guilty of 2nd-degree murder in 1 child’s death
By APFriday, October 9, 2009
Orosi mother found guilty of child’s murder
VISALIA, Calif. — A central California mother accused of abandoning three newborns could face more than 22 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder and child abuse charges.
A Tulare County jury needed less than an hour Thursday to return the verdict against 24-year-old Nancy Ortiz.
Two infants were discovered alive in 2005 and 2006 and are in foster care. A third child, found in a pickup truck bed in December 2006, died of exposure.
Jurors found her guilty of second-degree murder, along with three felony counts of child abuse for abandoning the babies. She was convicted of misdemeanor child abuse after another child, a toddler daughter, was found wandering the streets in only a diaper.
Ortiz will be sentenced Dec. 9.
Information from: The Fresno Bee, www.fresnobee.com
