Stepmom Found Guilty in 8-Year-Old Boy’s Freezing Death

A jury has reached a verdict in the trial of the stepmother of an 8-year-old boy on Long Island who died after he was forced to sleep in the family’s freezing garage. The boy’s ex-NYPD cop father has already been convicted.

Angela Pollina was found guilty on all counts Friday afternoon for her role in the death of Thomas Valva. The verdict comes after a heart-wrenching trial in which prosecutors portrayed her as “wanton, evil and cruel” — as well as a murderer. Pollina’s defense attorneys said that no matter what anyone might think of her behavior toward the child, she did not murder him.

In the courtroom, Pollina was visibly upset after the reading of the verdict: guilty of second-degree murder and four counts of endangering the welfare of a child. It followed five hours of deliberation and an emotional two-week trial.

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