Gwinnett County Woman Convicted of Murdering Girlfriend's 8-Year-Old Daughter Sentenced to Life in Prison

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Celeste Owens was convicted of murder and 19 other charges in Gwinnett County on Friday for the killing of her girlfriend's 8-year-old daughter, Nicole Amari Hall, in November 2021. The jury reached a verdict in under two hours, leading to a life sentence without parole plus an additional 235 years, with Judge Angela Duncan condemning the acts as "the most heinous evil." The trial revealed extensive abuse not only towards Amari but also her siblings, and evidence included cellphone videos of the abuse; Brittany Nicole Hall's trial related to the case is still pending.