Woman accused in childs murder back in court
A woman accused in the murder of a missing 12-year-old boy was back in court Monday morning.
Mona Yvette Nelson, 44, was in the Harris County courtroom to ensure she knew her rights as she faces a capitol murder charge in the death of Jonathan Foster.
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QuanellX: I believe this case is a drug debt
Quanell X today said that Mona Nelson, accused of the kidnapping-murder of 12-year-old Jonathan Foster, admitted that she had dumped the boy's burned body in a northeast Houston ditch. But, the Houston activist added, the woman had no motive for killing the child.
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Trusting and sweet to the end
When Jonathan Paul Foster is buried in South Park Cemetery in Pearland on Tuesday, he will be the first interred in a family plot that will someday hold his grandparents.
That Jonathan eventually will rest with his family offered a little solace to relatives of the 12-year-old boy killed on Christmas Eve, his remains charred and left in a drainage culvert in Houston.
By all accounts, it is an unspeakably sad end for a boy whose family members described him as deeply loving and affectionate. Even after bouncing from house to house in his 12 years living with his mother, his grandmother and an uncle he still had the trust of an innocent child.
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Suspect in 12 year olds death gets attorney
The woman accused of kidnapping and killing a 12-year-old boy on Christmas Eve was assigned a court-appointed attorney on Monday.
Mona Yvette Nelson, 44, has been charged with capital murder in Jonathan Foster's slaying. Prosecutors have not said if they plan to seek the death penalty if she is convicted.
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Quanell X: Woman accused in boys kidnapping, death did not act alone
Addressing the media outside a Houston courtroom Monday, local activist Quanell X questioned whether a woman accused of capital murder in the abduction and death of a 12-year-old Houston boy acted alone.
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