Angela Pollina was given the maximum sentence of 25 years to life in the murder of 8-year-old Thomas Valva. Valva died after he was forced to spend the night in a freezing garage.
Angela Pollina was given the maximum sentence of 25 years to life in the murder of 8-year-old Thomas Valva.former NYPD officer convicted for the murder of his 8-year-old son, Thomas, who had autismProsecutors said the couple forced the little boy to sleep in a freezing garage inside Valva's Long Island home in January 2020.The judge on Tuesday called her evil and said his only regret is that there wasn't a garage on the side of the prison for her to sleep in.
"Not once did the defendant indicate in any way, shape, or form that she was sorry for what happened to 8-year-old Thomas Valva. An 8-year-old little boy who has now lost his life. Not once, did she indicate that she was simply sorry for what happened, an 8-year-old boy who lived in her house for two years. Not even sorry that he died," prosecutors said.
She said she was shocked by what she saw and that on that day, Valva took punishment to a whole other level.
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