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Roseville Babysitter Sentenced to Life Without Parole in Toddler’s Death

Prosecutors framed the punishment as a step to protect vulnerable children.

Overview

  • Kimora Hodges, 24, received life without parole for felony murder plus 15 to 40 years for first-degree child abuse.
  • A jury convicted Hodges on July 31, 2025 after a six-day trial.
  • Prosecutors said she physically harmed a 22-month-old on June 13, 2022, and the boy later died at a hospital.
  • The child's mother identified him as Kyrie and said he suffered a severe brain injury and no brain activity for about a week before he died.
  • The case timeline included an appeal over whether Hodges had invoked her right to counsel, with one statement suppressed and another admitted, according to the prosecutor’s office.