St. Clair County prosecutors used photos and videos taken from a seized cell phone to chronicle a year-long pattern of abuse of an 18-year-old ward of the state at the hands of her foster mother, who now stands accused of her murder.
The presentation given during a pretrial detention hearing Thursday layered new details onto the alleged abuse, which included punishment with a “whooping stick” and forcing the mentally-ill victim to wear a mask that was soiled with human excrement over her nose and mouth.
Shemeka Williams, 46, and her mother Cornelia Reid, 64, face numerous felony charges, including first-degree murder, in the death of Mackenzi Felmlee, 18, on May 11, 2024…