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Mom shot 11-month-old son in the face so dad could never have custody
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Madeline Veronique Daly, 36, was convicted of murdering her 11-month-old son, Basil Stoner, by shooting him in the face inside an RV in rural New Mexico.
- Daly kidnapped Basil, violating a court order that granted emergency custody to the child's father, and fled from Wyoming to New Mexico.
- Authorities tracked Daly to an RV park after a job application triggered a warrant arrest; police heard a gunshot before entering and finding the infant fatally shot.
- Daly told investigators she believed killing Basil was "worth it" to prevent the father and relatives from gaining custody, alleging unproven claims of danger and neglect.
- She pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
