Baby Sitter Convicted of Killing 12-year-old Foster Child

November 18, 2006

READING, Pa. (AP) - November 18, 2006 -- A Berks County baby sitter has been convicted of first-degree murder in the death of a 12-year-old foster child who was beaten and crushed last year.

Prosecutors say 41-year-old Rose Boyd-Tolver of Reading hit Amira Brown at least 80 times with a mop handle before sitting on her on September 4th, 2005.

Boyd-Tolver showed no emotion when the jury issued its verdict on Friday after about two hours of deliberations.

The conviction carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison.