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Atlanta Man Gets More than 150 Years in Prison for Starving Daughter and Abusing Other Children
SOUTHWEST ATLANTA, GEORGIA, JUL 11 – Rodney McWeay was sentenced after being convicted of felony murder and child cruelty for starving his daughter following prior child removals for neglect, prosecutors said.
- Rodney McWeay, 33, was sentenced to life in prison, plus 155 years for felony murder, child cruelty, kidnapping, and false imprisonment after his 4-year-old daughter Treasure McWeay died of dehydration and malnourishment due to neglect.
- McWeay had kidnapped his three children, including Treasure, from their mother in Maryland about two weeks after they were removed from his home by Georgia child services for being locked in separate rooms with no food, water, or air conditioning.
- District Attorney Fani Willis said, 'Treasure suffered from hunger, thirst, and neglect at the hands of her father, who used violence and control to keep her and her brothers from the help they needed.
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Atlanta man gets more than 150 years in prison for starving daughter and abusing other children
An Atlanta man has been sentenced to over 150 years in prison for killing his 4-year-old daughter by denying her food and water.
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