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145-kg woman sits on child, kills her
Updated On: 18 October, 2017 12:50 PM IST | Tallahassee | Agencies
<p>Unable to control her misbehaving 9-year-old cousin, Florida woman decides to sit on her as punishment</p>

A Florida woman is facing a murder charge after, authorities say, she punished her 9-year-old cousin by sitting on her, causing the child to go into cardiac arrest. Veronica Posey, 64, told investigators that Dericka Lindsay had been misbehaving, so she decided to sit on the child as punishment. Minutes later, Dericka said she couldn't breathe. She was unconscious by the time Posey stood up, according to an arrest report. Dericka, who was just a little over 3 feet tall, weighed 74 pounds (33kg), the report says. Posey weighs 320 pounds (145 kg) — more than four times the child's weight.

Veronica Posey. Pic/AP
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