Jury considers life sentence for killer of toddler

August 13, 2010 (CROWN POINT, Ind.)

Twenty-year-old Engelica Castillo of Hobart was found guilty Thursday of killing jada Justice while babysitting the toddler.

Prosecutors say Castillo beat the child and then dumped her body in a swamp.

The jury spent Friday considering whether Castillo should be sentenced to life in prison without parole after convicting her of murder, neglect and battery charges.

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