Mom Sentenced for Killing Her Kids by Putting Them in Oven, Then Calling Their Dad to Show Him

Mar. 15, 2025

Lamora Williams.Photo: Fulton County Sheriff’s Department

Williams, then 24, was initially arrested in October 2017 after she claimed to officers that she discovered her 1-and 2-year-old sons dead after leaving them with a caregiver for the day,PEOPLE previously reported, citing Atlanta police.

Police who responded to the scene found the boys, who were identified as Ja’Karter Penn, 1, and Ke’Yaunte Penn, 2, with burn marks, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.

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He added, “When I saw my kid, how I saw my kid, that’s when I knew what was going on.”

Penn also spoke withtheAtlanta Journal-Constitutionat the time, saying, “After I seen what I seen, you know I called the police.”

Williams’ mother previously told Fox 5 Atlanta that she has a history of mental health issues.

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source: people.com