Teen Mom Gets 24 Years in Toddler's Abuse

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Weeping uncontrollably, a teenage mother was sentenced Friday to 24 years in prison for failing to intervene in what a judge called one of the worst cases of child abuse to come before his court.

Samantha Salaz, 19, pleaded guilty to felony child abuse after ignoring her 20-month-old daughter's cries last April as a family member allegedly bound her with electrical tape and left her incapacitated under a running shower.

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Teen Mom Gets 24 Years in Toddler's Abuse

The toddler nearly drowned, authorities said. She was pronounced dead, revived and placed on life-support in a vegetative state.

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