http://www.whsv.com/content/news/Wo...ison-in-2011-death-of-daughter-487265101.htmlJul 03, 2018
Lena Lunsford-Conaway, 35, was sentenced Monday to life in prison for murder of a child by refusal or failure to provide necessities.
Her daughter, Aliayah Lunsford, went missing in 2011 and her body was never found. Conaway's two older daughters had testified she hit Aliayah Lunsford in the head, then put her body in a clothes hamper and dumped it in the woods.
She was convicted in April on additional charges of death of a child by child abuse, child abuse resulting in injury and concealment of a deceased human body.
Media report Circuit Judge Jacob Reger handed down a sentence totaling 40 years for the other charges.
Prior to sentencing, Lunsford Conaway addressed the court at the hearing Monday, stating she wasn’t able to get a fair trial in Lewis County.
The life sentence is for the murder charge. Lunsford Conaway will also face 40 years for death of a child by parent or guardian.
. Conaway's two older daughters had testified she hit Aliayah Lunsford in the head, then put her body in a clothes hamper and dumped it in the woods.
I agree. She looks so sad. Damn. Put this bitch in a fire, aliveDid anybody notice the bruise on Aliayah's forehead in the above picture...and the sad face. From the background of the pic, it looks like its a Christmas pic. What child is not happy on Christmas??
So, Cooper recommends having the two kids testify again? Dumbass, there is no venue that is impartial to moms who beat their own babies to death, then dump them in the woods like trash.Mother convicted of killing daughter appeals to WV Supreme Court
WESTON — An attorney for a West Virginia woman convicted of killing her 3-year-old daughter is asking the West Virginia Supreme Court for an acquittal or a new trial.
News outlets report defense attorney Jeremy Cooper filed the appeal on Jan. 7 for Lena Lunsford-Conaway, who was convicted by a Lewis County jury in April of murder and abuse in the death of her daughter, Aliayah Lunsford.
The child went missing in 2011 and her body was never found. Conaway's two older daughters testified at trail that their mother hit Aliayah Lunsford in the head, then put her body in a clothes hamper and dumped it in the woods.
Among other things, Cooper argues that there was insufficient evidence for a conviction and that the judge should have allowed a change of venue.
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/...cle_0f09aadb-34ba-586d-8380-f6a7b69cc980.html
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A mother found guilty of the murder and abuse of her 3-year-old daughter by a Lewis County jury will not get an acquittal or new trial.
The West Virginia Supreme Court has upheld the convictions of Lena Lunsford-Conaway.
Aliayah Lunsford went missing in 2011. To this day, her body has never been found.
Conaway’s two older daughters testified at trial that their mother hit Aliayah over the head with a board on September 23, 2011.