∼Gadsden, Alabama - An Alabama woman charged with capital murder in the death of her granddaughter forced the girl to run for more than 3 hours carrying sticks and firewood as a punishment for lying, prosecutors said Monday.
Joyce Garrard is accused of forcing 9 year old Savannah Hardin to run until she died as punishment for a lie about eating candy on the school bus.
She could be sentenced either to death or life without parole if convicted. Published in the Lawton (OK) Constitution, Tuesday, March 10, 2015.
∼Gadsden, Alabama - An Alabama woman charged with capital murder in the death of her granddaughter forced the girl to run for more than 3 hours carrying sticks and firewood as a punishment for lying, prosecutors said Monday.
Joyce Garrard is accused of forcing 9 year old Savannah Hardin to run until she died as punishment for a lie about eating candy on the school bus.
She could be sentenced either to death or life without parole if convicted. Published in the Lawton (OK) Constitution, Tuesday, March 10, 2015.