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Mount Vernon Mom Draws 19-Year Sentence In Death Of Daughter

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. - The Mount Vernon mother accused of the “suspicious” death of her 15-month old daughter last year has been sentenced to nearly two decades in prison.

Deasia Bartee is due to be sentenced on a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of her daughter, 15-month-old Samia Yusef.

Deasia Bartee is due to be sentenced on a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of her daughter, 15-month-old Samia Yusef.

Photo Credit: Westchester County District Attorney's Office
Photos of Samia Yusef, who was found dead in her crib in Mount Vernon have circulated on Facebook.

Photos of Samia Yusef, who was found dead in her crib in Mount Vernon have circulated on Facebook.

Photo Credit: Facebook

Last month, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino announced that Deasia Bartee, 27, pleaded guilty in court to a felony manslaughter charge for her role in the death of her daughter, Samia Yusef. On Tuesday, she was sentenced to 19 years in state prison.

Shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 5, police responded to a Washington Street apartment on a 911 call, where they found the toddler unresponsive, on her back with her arms rigid and pointed toward the ceiling. Her left eye was apparently swollen shut and she was cold to the touch.

First responders performed life-saving measures, but the child was declared dead less than a half hour later upon arrival at the Mount Vernon Hospital.

The Emergency Room doctor that examined Yusef told police that the child was “unusually cold and stated his belief the child had been dead for some time and may have been refrigerated, as she was in an advanced state of decomposition.”

According to police, the investigation indicated that the toddler sustained significant trauma to the face and suffered from internal bleeding.

An autopsy conducted by the Medical Examiner’s Office determined that the cause of death was blunt force trauma of the body with a fracture dislocation of the lumbar spine and internal bleeding. The victim was reportedly significantly underweight and malnourished, weighing just 14 pounds at the time of her death.

Bartee is facing a maximum of 25 years in state prison. Keep following Daily Voice for updates and additional information as it becomes available.

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