Crime

Content Preview

Newsday/Optimum Online® subscribers click here for full access
Not a Newsday or Optimum Online® subscriber? Click here

Merrick mother pleads guilty to beating son, 6

A Merrick mother pleaded guilty Monday to brutally beating her 6-year-old son with a belt, about two weeks after a jury found her boyfriend guilty of the same charges. Nassau prosecutors said Judge George Peck has said he will sentence Jessica Muniz, 30, to 2 years in prison for her crimes, which include second-degree assault, criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child....

newsday.com is now available at no charge to Newsday and Optimum Online® subscribers. To continue reading, please log in or register now.

  • Already
    registered on
    newsday.com?
    log in
  • Already a subscriber
    to Newsday or
    Optimum Online®?
    get access
  • Not a Newsday
    or Optimum Online®
    subscriber?
    click here

Photos and videos