Pennsylvania woman sentenced to 2 life terms in hanging death of her 2 children

A Pennsylvania pistillate convicted successful the hanging decease of her 2 young children 5 years agone has been sentenced to two consecutive presumption of beingness successful prison without parole, prosecutors announced this week.

Lisa Snyder was recovered blameworthy of sidesplitting her 2 kids, 4-year-old Brinley and 8-year-old Conner, successful September 2019 and past trying to walk it disconnected arsenic a suicide.

Berks County Court of Common Pleas President Judge Theresa M. Johnson delivered the verdict against the 41-year-old parent connected Sept. 24, pursuing a seven-day seat trial, which doesn’t necessitate a jury.

On Thursday, the justice sentenced Snyder to 2 beingness presumption followed by eight-and-a-half to 17 years connected kid endangerment and evidence-tampering convictions. She besides said the transgression was the astir convulsive execution she had seen, noting that the suspect didn’t amusement immoderate remorse.

The 2 young children were recovered hanging successful the basement of their location successful Albany Township, astir 60 miles westbound of Philadelphia, connected Sept. 23, 2019.

They were rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, wherever they died 3 days later.

According to police, Snyder called 911 to study that her lad was being bullied astatine schoolhouse and had threatened to instrumentality his ain life. She besides said helium didn’t privation to dice alone.

However, investigators recovered nary grounds to backmost her claim.

During Thursday’s proceeding successful Berks County, Snyder declined to code the court.

Owen Snyder, the 22-year-old member of the young victims said helium nary longer considered the suspect his mother, calling her a “monster.”

With News Wire Services