A Blanco woman was sentenced last week to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to a charge of injury to a child resulting the death of her 15-month-old daughter.
Jamie Petronella, 24, was found to have failed to seek medical attention for her daughter Sunny Bort, who died May 5, 2016, in a San Antonio hospital from injuries she received at the hands of Petronella's live-in boyfriend, John Cody Lawrence, 24.
On Feb. 3, Lawrence was sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to capital murder of a child younger than 10 years of age for intentionally causing the toddler's death.
Petronella appeared before 33rd District Judge Allan Garrett on Wednesday, May 17, for her role in the child's death. She was given a plea for a lesser charge after Lawrence accepted sole responsibility for causing the injuries, which he alleged he caused to the child while Petronella was at work.
