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Indiana Foster Mother Charged with Homicide After 10-Year-Old's Death

Jennifer Lee Wilson allegedly suffocated Dakota Levi Stevens by sitting on him for nearly seven minutes, leading to his death from mechanical asphyxia.

  • Wilson, weighing 340 pounds, allegedly sat on Stevens, who weighed 91 pounds, to stop him from running away.
  • The incident was captured on a doorbell camera, showing Wilson pinning Stevens down until he stopped moving.
  • Stevens had previously pleaded with a neighbor to adopt him, citing abuse from his foster parents.
  • Wilson's foster care license has been revoked, and she faces up to six years in prison if convicted.
  • An autopsy confirmed Stevens' cause of death as mechanical asphyxia, ruling it a homicide.
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