Prosecutor: Florida mom abused, killed own toddler son
MIAMI (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors that a Florida mother brutally abused her son before fatally beating the toddler who came to be known as "Baby Lollipops" in a case that riveted Miami decades ago.
Prosecutor Reid Rubin said in closing 56-year-old Ana Maria Cardona's third murder trial that she killed 3-year-old Lazaro Figueroa and hid his body. Rubin said the boy was beaten throughout his short life and was starving to death, weighing just 18 pounds.
Cardona testified that her female lover killed Lazaro. The defense closing argument is later Wednesday.