For the third time a Florida mother has been convicted of torturing her toddler to death in the "Baby Lollipops" case that dates back to 1990.
Jurors returned their guilty verdict Wednesday evening in the trial of 56-year-old Ana Maria Cardona, who was twice sentenced to death for the killing of 3-year-old Lazaro Figueroa, only to have her convictions thrown out by the Florida Supreme Court.
The little boy's body was found in the bushes of a Miami Beach home. He was so malnourished and battered that Police could not initially identify him, calling him "Baby Lollipops" because of a T-shirt he was wearing.
Prosecutors opted not to seek the death penalty this time. After the verdict was delivered, the Judge sentenced her to life in prison.
Testifying in her own defense, Cardona claimed her former female lover killed the boy after taking him to some other home.