A Connecticut nanny accused of burning a 3-year-old’s hand and leg on a hot stove, lifting her up by her hair and trapping her inside a toy chest has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
The News-Times reports a defense attorney called Lidia Quilligana’s actions “unfathomable” at Tuesday’s sentencing, but said she was “a sad person who lost control.” The attorney said Quilligana was abused as a child and was using the only discipline she knew.
An advocate for the victims said the abuse suffered by the 3-year-old and her 1-year-old twin siblings could only be described as torture.
The judge said 15 years “doesn’t even come close to fitting the crime.”
Police say Quilligana was arrested in 2015 after a hidden camera captured the abuse.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.