Louisiana grandmother allegedly forced 4-year-old granddaughter to drink lethal amount of whiskey

A Louisiana grandmother is facing a jury this week on first-degree murder charges after prosecutors allege she forced her 4-year-old granddaughter to drink a lethal amount of whiskey as a "punishment."

Roxanne Record, 57, appeared in court as prosecutors described the final moments of her granddaughter, China Record’s, life in April 2022. Prosecutors said the child was forced to her knees and made to finish a bottle of Canadian Mist whiskey while her mother, Kadjah Record, allegedly looked on and did nothing.

During opening statements, Assistant District Attorney Dana Cummings described the typical relationship children have with their grandparents, noting that China had the opposite.

"China never had that because her grandmother never, ever took to her, never liked her, treated her differently than she treated the other children," Cummings said, according to Read Entire Article