A Michigan jury convicted a woman for torturing her special needs son to death, following her distraught testimony where she appeared to throw up after seeing photos of his malnourished body on the stand, according to Law&Crime.
The 44-year-old woman, identified as Shanda Margaret Vander Ark, was convicted Friday of first-degree murder and first-degree child abuse after she allegedly withheld food from the 15-year-old boy, Timothy Ferguson, who died in their home basement, the outlet reported.
Vander Ark had taken to the stand Thursday afternoon where she appeared to become distraught and could be heard either dry heaving or vomiting after she was shown a picture of Ferguson’s dead body. Following a request from her lawyer, Fred Johnson, to dismiss court for the rest of the day, Vander Ark did not return the next day when court had resumed, according to Law&Crime.
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