Schenectady Woman Sentenced for Killing 11-Month-Old Baby

Upstate NY mother gets maximum sentence in baby’s hypothermia death

The woman was convicted of murder for leaving her 11-month-old daughter to freeze to death.

NY mom, 26, gets max prison sentence, slammed by judge for leaving baby girl to die in utility shed: ‘Baby murderer’

Persia Nelson, 26, will spend at least the next 25 years behind bars after she abandoned 11-month-old Halo Branton outside a General Electric plant in Schenectady, according to prosecutors.

Schenectady mom sentenced to 25 years in death of 10-month-old

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 24-year-old woman, who was convicted of killing her baby, was sentenced in Schenectady County Court on Monday. Persia Nelson was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Nelson was found guilty in October 2025 on the charges of murder, manslaughter, and endangering the welfare of a child. Her trial [...]

Schenectady mother sentenced to maximum in baby's hypothermia death

Persia Nelson was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the March 10, 2024, death of her daughter, Halo, who was found dying in a utility box at GE.

Persia Nelson gets maximum sentence after baby froze to death in GE drainage pipe

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Schenectady woman sentenced for killing 11-month-old baby

Persia Nelson, who a jury found guilty of killing her young child, was sentenced Monday morning in Schenectady County Court.