A Nigerian former nanny — convicted in
February, 2019, of killing an 8-month-old baby girl, Enitan Salubi, in
2016 — was sentenced Friday in Prince George’s County, U.S
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Authorities
say Oluremi Adeleye, 73, was captured on home video unscrewing the lid
of Enitan’s bottle and pouring around eight ounces of milk down her
throat in less than 30 seconds, “essentially drowning her” in October
2016.
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The video also shows the baby going limp and Adeleye
rocking her. Adeleye was found guilty of second-degree murder and
first-degree and second-degree child abuse.
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She was
sentenced to 40 years in prison with all but 15 years suspended in
addition to five years supervised probation upon release.
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The
convict testified in her own defense at her trial. She said she was
“cup-feeding” the baby to ensure it didn’t go hungry, a custom in
Nigeria.
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Adeleye had others testify in her defense, saying
that cup-feeding — pouring liquid in one’s hand to feed children when
they do not want to eat but need to be fed — was common in Nigeria.