The woman who prosecutors said showed no emotion in the days after her child’s death sobbed uncontrollably in court Friday night as she was found guilty by a jury of murdering the boy.

Vickie Faye Linson, 37, was given two life sentences - for malice murder and felony murder - for the death of 16-month old Zi’Terrian Linson, who was found beaten to death at her Benjamin Harvey Hill Homes apartment on Jan. 2, 2008. She also was sentenced to 20 years in prison for first-degree cruelty to children.

Her co-defendant, Mario Johnson, 24, was acquitted on all three charges.

“The jury reached the right verdict,” said Monique Kirby, the assistant district attorney who prosecuted the case. “They spoke the truth about Vickie, which is what the verdict is supposed to do.”

— For the full story, see Saturday’s LaGrange Daily News.