LOS ANGELES (TCN) — A 34-year-old mother and her 33-year-old boyfriend were recently convicted in connection with the abuse, torture, and killing of a young girl several years ago.
A Los Angeles County jury found Ida Brockman and her boyfriend, Malachi Whalen, guilty on July 2 of the torture and murder of Brockman’s 7-year-old daughter, A’Miya D., at their home in Hawthorne. Brockman was also convicted of one count of child abuse causing death, while Whalen was found guilty of one count of assault on a child causing death. Brockman and Whalen will be sentenced in September.
According to prosecutors, Brockman and Whalen “brutally” tortured, beat, and killed the victim on Sept. 9, 2021. The defendants reportedly tried to frame A’Miya’s biological father, but Brockman later confessed to pinning the blame on him…