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DENVER—A woman accused of starving her 3-year-old daughter to death has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Twenty-three-year-old Shaunee Hall pleaded guilty in September to child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury in the October 2007 death of Zianne (zye-ANN’). In exchange for the plea, prosecutors agreed to drop a first-degree murder charge.
She was sentenced Thursday.
Police say Zianne weighed less than 22 pounds when she was hospitalized suffering from malnutrition and dehydration.
Hall’s roomate and Zianne’s caretaker, 37-year-old Tina Houcks, faces several charges including first-degree murder.
Her trial is scheduled in December.
