A 21-year-old mother has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after she admitted to killing her two month old baby
Makaylia Shaylynn Jolley repeatedly slammed her 2-month-old daughter on the concrete in what the district attorney said was an “unexplainable and heinous crime.”
Makaylia Shaylynn Jolley repeatedly slammed her 2-month-old daughter on the concrete in what the district attorney said was an “unexplainable and heinous crime.”
Witnesses reported seeing her “grabbing a baby by the ankles and slamming the child” on May 12, 2022.
The baby, Khalysie Lashay Jolley, was taken to the hospital but died from her injuries two days later.
Her death was ruled a homicide as a result of blunt force injuries to her head, according to the district attorney.
Rankin County Circuit Judge Steve Ratcliff sentenced Jolley Monday after she pleaded guilty to capital murder. She said very little during the sentencing, only answering “no, sir” and yes, sir” when questioned.
