A 325-pound woman was recently arrested after she killed her 9-year-old cousin by sitting on her as punishment for acting out.
64-year-old Veronica Green Posey she sat on the girl in an armchair to discipline her for being out of control, but tells officers when she stood up, she discovered the girl was unresponsive and started CPR.
Dericka Lindsay, of Pensacola, went into cardiac arrest Saturday after she complained she couldn’t breath when after being sat on by Veronica..
Paramedics responded to the scene and the 9-year-old girl was rushed to Baptist Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Posey was arrested and charged with homicide and cruelty toward a child. Dericka’s parents were also charged following the incident.