New York sources have stated that an Indian-origin woman, found guilty of brutally abusing and starving her 12 year-old step-daughter for more than a year and half, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in the US.
Sources have added that Sheetal Ranot, 35, of Queens, was convicted of first-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child by a jury in July this year and Queens Supreme Court Justice Richard Buchter on Friday has sentenced Ranot to 15 years in prison.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown has said Ranot was the "epitome of an evil step-mother" and not only did she has refused to provide basic nourishment for the child but also wantonly beat and has abused the girl inflicting pain still evident by the scars that mark her body today, where no child deserves to be treated in this manner.
It was stated that Ranot hit Maya with a broken metal broom handle and the blow has caused a deep laceration and bleeding of the youngster's left wrist and right knee. When medical personnel have arrived at the family residence, they have found Maya lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen with the tendons of her left wrist exposed.
