Overview
- Roxanne Record, 57, is now facing a jury on first-degree murder and cruelty-to-a-juvenile charges in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- Prosecutors say she forced her granddaughter, China, to drink whiskey as punishment, leading to fatal alcohol poisoning.
- An autopsy by the East Baton Rouge Coroner's Office found acute alcohol poisoning and reported a blood alcohol level of 0.680.
- The defense says the death was an accident, argues the state cannot prove specific intent, and says Record tried CPR.
- If convicted of first-degree murder she faces life in prison without parole, and the child’s mother, Kadjah Record, faces related charges with a court hearing set for June 29.