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<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12567d1eb11bb79886ef1526ce49bc58" style="color:#3a2929;font-size:14px"><strong>Babysitter, Makallie Elizabeth Durham, was seen smirking in her mugshot when arrested for child murder, will spend the rest of her life behind bars for torturing a two-year-old boy to death </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e0e1cfc702248c6eeeb500a90c08937b" style="color:#3a2929;font-size:14px"><strong>Durham, 25, of Iuka, Tennessee, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday by ;Circuit Judge Michael P. Mills, Jr. &#8211; with no possibility of parole </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15fd49b0574efb148fe4874d1f5462fc" style="color:#3a2929;font-size:14px"><strong>She&#8217;d ;pled guilty to capital murder and several counts of child abuse for the death of a toddler who died Sept 15, 2022 </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c753ed7272fb450b0c11b3ec24429fda" style="color:#3a2929;font-size:14px"><strong>Alcorn County deputy sheriffs arrested Durham when they were called to a home in Corinth and found Kristian Harris, 2, unresponsive, noticing marks and bruises on his body </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a32c8181dad0509fc17af8f72e448141" style="color:#3a2929;font-size:14px"><strong>His 11-month-old sister also had <strong>multiple injuries, as Durham was accused of battering both children on multiple occasions, including the day Kristian and his sister were hospitalized</strong></strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7557450859a98d9b4348f526cad54616" style="color:#3a2929;font-size:14px"><strong>A grand jury previously handed Durham a five-count indictment two months after Kristian passed </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11abe0b84e9915b65806768fa09b4c9b" style="color:#3a2929;font-size:14px"><strong>The First Circuit District Attorney&#8217;s Office found that ;&#8216;the injuries to both children were determined to be non-accidental ;</strong></p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size"><strong>&#8216;Babysitter from hell&#8217; Makallie Elizabeth Durham, 25, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the capital murder of two-year-old Kristian Harris, who died on Sept 15, 2022. It was determined severe injuries to both children she was minding were &#8216;intentional&#8217;, one proving fatal </strong></p>



<p>A murderous babysitter, who was seen smirking in her mugshot, Friday learned she will spend the rest of her life behind bars for torturing her two-year-old ward to death, two years ago. ;<br>Makallie Elizabeth Durham, 25, of Iuka, pled guilty to capital murder and several counts of child abuse for the death of Kristian Harris, a toddler who tragically died on her watch in September 2022. ;<br>On September 13, Alcorn County deputy sheriffs and medical personnel were called to a home on County Road 380 in Corinth where they found the two-year-old unresponsive. ;<br>Authorities soon noticed marks and bruises on Kristian&#8217;s body, along with multiple injuries to his 11-month-old sister. ;<br>Both children were taken to Magnolia Regional Hospital before being transported to Le Bonheur Children&#8217;s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, where Kristian died two days later. The younger child was released in stable condition. ;</p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size"><strong>Two-year-old Kristian Harris and his younger sister were repeatedly beaten &#8216;in the face or head&#8217; by by babysitter, <strong>Makallie Elizabeth Durham</strong>, prior to his tragic death. Durham, 25, was sentenced to 40 years for child abuse of the children</strong></p>



<p>The 25-year-old babysitter ;who was taken into custody the day Kristian died, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday by ;Circuit Judge Michael P. Mills, Jr. <br>She was previously handed down a five-count indictment by a grand jury two months after Kristian passed.<br>The ;First Circuit District Attorney&#8217;s Office found that ;&#8216;the injuries to both children were determined to be non-accidental.&#8217; <br> Leading to the toddler&#8217;s death the<a href="https://www.djournal.com/news/crime-law-enforcement/alcorn-county-babysitter-pleads-to-capital-murder-child-abuse/article_193fcc52-b9a1-11ef-ad3a-772cce480b88.html"> indictment</a> ;states, both children were repeatedly beaten by Makallie over the span of four days. ;</p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size"><strong>Durham [right] will &#8216;not be eligible for parole or any other form of release from incarceration&#8217;. The child killer was accused of hitting Kristian, [left], &#8216;in the face or head&#8217; on three separate occasions &#8211; ;September 9, 12, and 13 of that year</strong></p>



<p>She was accused of hitting Kristian &#8216;in the face or head&#8217; on three separate occasions. The recorded battery happened on September 9 and 12, as well as September 13, 2022 &#8211; the day the boy was hospitalized. <br>She was also accused of striking Kristian&#8217;s baby sister &#8216;in the face or head&#8217; three days in a row &#8211; from September 11 &#8211; 13, 2022. <br>The final and most damaging count in the indictment states that late toddler was beaten by Durham on September 13, which led to his death.<br>Kristian&#8217;s heartbroken mother, Jay Hurd, in a Facebook message posted the day her son&#8217;s killer was sentenced, states: &#8216;No it won&#8217;t bring you back, but she&#8217;ll never be able to hurt anyone ever again,&#8217; she wrote, alongside an adorable picture of her late son. <br>His mother added: &#8216;You are finally getting the justice you deserve baby although I’m human I’ll be honest, nothing will ever be enough for your life! But I did right by you son, I let God take control. <br>&#8216;Your story, our story is and will always change lives forever baby boy. I love you always.&#8217; </p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size"><strong>Jay Hurd, seen [photo], with Kristian, has shared images of her late son. &#8216;No it won&#8217;t bring you back, but she&#8217;ll never be able to hurt anyone ever again,&#8217; Jay wrote, alongside an adorable picture of her late son, the day his killer was sentenced ;</strong></p>



<p>The boy&#8217;s aunt, Tamia Chantay, in another Facebook post shared that justice has finally been served for her nephew. ;<br>&#8216;Today after two long years and a few months, justice was served for our sweet baby, my nephew Kristian, that was abused &; murdered September 15th, 2022, justice was served for the abuse of my niece &#8216;Lani&#8217; as well!<br>&#8216;This will never amount to how we feel or bring you back, but get the rest you deserve &#8220;Christmas&#8221; (zaiden &; yonna&#8217;s nickname for him),&#8217; Tamia said. ;</p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size"><strong>It is unclear exactly how Makallie Durham, [photo], knew the family, but according to a post Jay shared around the time her son died, she said: &#8216;How could you be my friend, sis, bff?&#8217;. She is not eligible for parole at any point</strong></p>



<p>Durham will &#8216;not be eligible for parole or any other form of release from incarceration,&#8217; the attorney&#8217;s office revealed. ;The child killer, currently held at Alcorn County Jail, awaits transfer to the Mississippi Department of Corrections to serve her sentence. ;<br>The relationship between the bereaved family and the babysitter is unclear, but in a post shared around the time her son died, Hurd said: &#8216;How could you be my friend, sis, bff?<br>&#8216;When you let my kids get hurt? I would&#8217;ve never thought you would let them get hurt, but you let them get HURT beyond measure.&#8217; ;</p>

Tennessee court jails ‘Killer babysitter,’ Makallie Elizabeth Durham, 25, for life, after she admitted to capital murder of a toddler – with no possibility of parole
