BAKERSFIELD, CA. - A woman accused of murdering a 2-year-old girl in her care was convicted Thursday in a Bakersfield court.
The jury convicted Wendy Gomez of one count of murder and one count of willful harm to a child under circumstances likely to produce great bodily death or injury, according to prosecutor Deputy District Attorney Nicholas Lackie.
Gomez took custody of the two-year-old when the victim's mother left for Mexico.
Among the injuries sustained, the victim reportedly had serious skull fractures.
On Sept. 20, the victim died. The victim was reportedly in Gomez's car for eight hours before she called police.
Gomez admitted to numerous acts of violence against the child, according to Lackie.
She will face sentencing on Nov. 6 and is looking at possibly serving 15 years to life.
She will face sentencing on Nov. 6 and is looking at possibly serving 15 years to life.