Nixzmary santiago biography
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Woman convicted in malnourished girl's death
A woman was convicted of manslaughter Friday in the death of her tiny, malnourished 7-year-old daughter in a case that shocked New Yorkers and hastened reforms in New York's child welfare agency.
Brooklyn jurors deliberated three days before convicting Nixzaliz Santiago in the January 2006 death of Nixzmary Brown, who was severely punished after she was caught stealing yogurt.
Santiago — like her husband — was acquitted of murder and convicted of manslaughter. Cesar Rodriguez, who delivered the fatal blow, was convicted in March and is serving 29 years in prison.
The trial had raised questions of whether mothers should be held to a higher standard than fathers. Prosecutors argued that the mother had failed to protect her child in shocking fashion, and should be thoroughly punished.
"Today is a good day for the children because this jury said loud and clearly that parents have a duty," prosecutor Ama Dwimoh said. "... It's not just what you do — it's what you don't do."
Evidence included grim crime-scene photos from the room where Nixzmary was bound to a chair, starved and forced to urinate in a litter box. Nixzmary was so malnourished when she died that she weighed only 36 pounds — about half the weight of an average girl
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Killing of Nixzmary Brown
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Nixzmary Brown | |
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| Born | (1998-07-18)July 18, 1998 Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | January 11, 2006(2006-01-11) (aged 7) Brooklyn, Newfound York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Resting place | Cypress Hills Cemetery |
| Known for | Child abuse |
| Parent(s) | Nixzaliz City (mother) Micheal Chocolatebrown (father) Abdurrahman Mian (biological father) |
| Relatives | César Rodriguez (stepfather) |
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Nixzmary case raises fairness questions
The trial has raised the question of whether mothers should be held to a higher standard than fathers at a time when traditional gender roles in the home are changing.
"In failures of care, mothers are held much more responsible, even when other individuals and agents play a role," said David Finkelhor, a sociology professor at the University of New Hampshire and the director of the Crimes against Children Research Center. "A good way of looking at whether the issue of bias was involved: If the gender roles had been reversed, would the outcome be the same?"
"The things that men do, abandoning their families, the kids, very rarely are they reported or cited as perpetrators of neglect, unless they somehow are the primary caregiver," Finkelhor said. "That's not true with women."
Prosecutors said that Nixzaliz Santiago had failed to protect her child in shocking fashion, and should be thoroughly punished. "This is about what she didn't do," prosecutor Ama Dwimoh said of Santiago. "She failed her daughter miserably."
Santiago has been charged