A Florida mother will be spending significant time behind bars for torturing her 6-year-old son — locking the boy in cages, asphyxiating him until he fell asleep, withholding food, and physically abusing him — until he ultimately drowned to death while being forced to take a bath in a pitch black, locked bathroom without electricity. A Polk County Judge on Monday ordered Alize Seymore to serve 20 years in a state correctional facility for her role in the slaying of young Anthony Rouse.
Alize Seymore, in September 2023, was indicted on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child, tampering with a witness, child abuse, and causing a minor to become delinquent or dependent. However, she reached a deal with prosecutors and agreed to plead guilty to two counts of aggravated child abuse just as jury selection for her trial was set to begin. She was subsequently handed 20-year sentences on each count, to be served concurrently, meaning at the same time.
Alize Seymore’s husband, Tre Seymore, who was Anthony’s stepfather, previously pled to second-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter of a child, child abuse and causing a minor to become delinquent or dependent. He was given a 30-year sentence on the condition that he testify against Alize Seymore…