Ria Ramkisoon, a 21 year old native from Trinidad is being charged with starving her one year old child Javon Thompson, to death. According to Marylad law, this has been one of the most unusual cases to ever go down in history. The mother and four other members of the One Mind Ministry, were charged with first degree murder after they denied the child of proper nutrients. They refused to feed him or give him any water as punishment because he did not say "amen" after his meal. The leader of this Ministry, Queen Antoinette, is charged with ordering the mother to deny the child of food. She claimed that the child was a "demon" all because he did not give thanks for his food. According to authorities, after the child died they placed him on the couch and danced around his body, trying to make everyone believe that they could rise him from the dead. When they realized that he was not returning from that state, they packed his body along with moth balls and fabric softner sheets in a suitcase and relocated to Philidelphia. Javon's remains were found in a shed behind the home of an elderly man who had befriended the Ministry's members. Ramkisoon recieved a 20 year prison sentence. She is said to remain in jail until she testifies against the other four members. She also pleaded to guilty to one count of child abuse resulting in death. She has been sentenced to 5 years probabtion and she must attend a "deprogramming" sessions with experts on religious cults and after release.
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