A babysitter is headed to prison for the death of an infant back in 2017.
Kaden Krause was just 5 months old when he was killed by his babysitter Amanda Vernitsky.
Kaden's mother spoke in court Wednesday, calling Vernitsky a monster, adding she's caused her friends and family extreme heartache. She then learned moments later the woman who killed her son is headed to jail.
Vernitsky, of Schuylkill Haven, arrived at her sentencing at the Schuylkill County Courthouse on Wednesday. She was charged with third-degree murder for killing 5-month-old Kaden Krause in June of 2017 while babysitting him at her home.
She pleaded no contest to the crime, not admitting guilt, but sentenced as if she did.
A judge ruled that Vernitsky will spend seven to 14 years in state prison for that third-degree murder.
Vernitsky originally told police Kaden had fallen on the floor and was unresponsive. An autopsy showed otherwise.
According to court papers, Kaden died from severe head trauma. When Vernitsky left the courtroom, a cheer erupted from more than two dozen family members and friends of Kaden's mother.
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