Jury finds Iowa woman guilty of killing her 2-year-old son, injuring his brother 2008

Jury finds Iowa woman guilty in son’s slaying

GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa — A jury has found an Iowa woman guilty of killing her 2-year-old son and seriously injuring his older brother when she slit the boys’ throats before cutting her own neck last year.

Michelle Kehoe’s hands trembled and she wiped tears from her face as District Court Judge Bruce Zager read the verdict on Thursday.

Kehoe, of Coralville, faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison. Her sentencing hearing is set for Dec. 15. The jury convicted her of first-degree murder, attempted murder and child endangerment.

Kehoe was accused of driving her sons to a pond, where she covered their faces with duct tape before slicing their throats with a knife in October 2008.

During closing arguments, Kehoe’s attorney suffered from severe depression.

Information from: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, www.wcfcourier.com