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The 30-year-old had denied killing or injuring her son, who had suffered extensive and excruciating burns to his bottom half, but admitted caning him in accordance with her religious beliefs.
. . . Dwelaniyah . . . had more than 60 injuries at the time of his death, was regularly and "violently" punished by his mother, including being "forced" into a bath of scalding hot water 18 days before he died.
Robinson . . . told jurors she was following the teachings of her religion, the Black Hebrew Israelites, which preached punishing children
. . . the boy was repeatedly struck with a cane even while he was seriously injured with the burns.
Dwelaniyah died after collapsing at their home . . . with pathologists concluding he suffered fatal brain injuries caused by a forceful shaking.
. . . Robinson "plunged" her son into a bath she knew was too hot because she was "angry" after he soiled himself, causing "appalling" and "dreadful" burns.
Then, despite him having burns covering 20% of his body, she did not seek medical treatment for him because she was "worried" about what would happen to her, and her attempt to treat him with ointments and bandages bought online was "wholly inadequate". [1]
[1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c999rzy8eddo.amp