While their mother, Ariel Watts, remained in a shelter for victims of domestic abuse, Stephens told police she had been taking care of Brandon and his sister for two weeks.
According to reports, Watts had asked Stephens to look after the kids.Brandon and his family had previously been the subject of five reports to Child Protective Services, but according to a state child
Welfare report, CPS only looked into the claims once and found them to be unfounded, according to 8NewsNow.
Stephens stated before the sentencing that she accepted full responsibility for her conduct and was dedicated to keeping sobriety and her mental health intact.
She didn’t give an explanation for her severe maltreatment of the boy. ‘There is no justification for Brandon’s killing,’ according to her public attorney, Anna Clark.
According to his relatives, Brandon was a happy, affectionate youngster.According to his grandmother Cynthia Mosley, “the void his absence has left is as incalculable as the love he gave so freely.”
