A mother who allowed her boyfriend to beat her young child to death will spend 15 years in prison, a judge ruled yesterday.
A jury found Makisha Brown, 25, and Leroy Rolle, 20, were both equally responsible for the death of her son, Levano Brown, 19 months, although there was no evidence that Brown ever hit the child.
Rolle, who was just 17 when the baby died, received a 25-year sentence.
Brown and Rolle were living together in a rented room on East Street South when the child died in March 2007.
The little boy received multiple injuries to his head, torso and limbs.
Police witnesses alleged that Rolle admitted to beating the child with a belt and tennis shoe. Brown said she was aware of the abuse, ...

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