'Let no one ever say I did not love my son' - US-based Ghanaian mom jailed for murder tells court

Valerie Owusu and her husband, Emmanuel Addae, were each sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the murder of their son, King Owusu, in the spring of 2021.

In her comments shortly before sentencing, she spoke about her love for King and the medical circumstances that led to the incident.

I do," an emotional Owusu said in a report by newsday.com.

The convicted couple, both 28, were found guilty in March of second-degree depraved indifference murder for the death of King Owusu.

Prosecutors said at trial that the child was "severely beaten" by the couple, who made no effort to seek medical help in the two days between the beating and the boy's death

In his own brief remarks, Addae said he too "always loved King."

"One day our family will be reunited in heaven," Addae said."