Foster mother guilty of child's death

Foster mother guilty of child's death
Published: 10:29 a.m., Friday, February 19, 2010

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado Springs jury convicted a foster mother of child abuse and reckless manslaughter in the death of a 2-year-old foster child.

Thirty-six-year-old Jules Lynn Cuneo had faced a first-degree murder charge, but a jury convicted her of the lesser charge Friday in the death of Alize Vick.

Prosecutors say Cuneo tossed Alize five feet across a living room, causing a fatal injury to Alize when she hit her head on a coffee table. Defense attorneys say investigators pressured an overly helpful Cuneo into making statements that weren't true.

The death prompted criticism of Colorado's foster care system.

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