ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Taquida Hendrix, one of the two sisters responsible for a house fire on Portland Avenue that killed a 5-year-old boy, is set to face a judge on Wednesday in a critical hearing before she can be sentenced.
A month ago, a judge sentenced Taquida’s sister, Tiakayla Hendrix, but couldn’t sentence Taquida because she requested a hearing under the state’s Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act. The act gives judges the discretion to issue lower sentences to survivors of domestic violence who can establish that their abuse was a contributing factor to their offense.
The two sisters, along with complice Roy Chambers, used a flammable substance to ignite the front porch of the home in July of 2024, according to prosecutors. The fire killed Malakai Stovall, who was home with a babysitter at the time…