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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—A Colorado Springs jury convicted a foster mother of child abuse and reckless manslaughter in the death of a 2-year-old foster child.
Thirty-six-year-old Jules Lynn Cuneo had faced a first-degree murder charge, but a jury convicted her of the lesser charge Friday in the death of Alize Vick.
Prosecutors say Cuneo tossed Alize five feet across a living room, causing a fatal injury to Alize when she hit her head on a coffee table. Defense attorneys say investigators pressured an overly helpful Cuneo into making statements that weren’t true.
The death prompted criticism of Colorado’s foster care system.
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Information from: KKTV-TV,
