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Victoria Cox, 34, agreed to enter a guilty plea to a single count each of second-degree murder and kidnapping for her involvement in the murder of a 4-year-old girl

She was set to go to trial on Dec. 8 and faced the possibility of the death penalty if convicted, but will now serve 40 years in prison

As part of a deal with prosecutors, the judge allowed Cox's 25-year kidnapping sentence to run concurrently with her 40-year murder sentence

A judge in Mississippi sentenced a mother-of-three for her role in a fatal kidnapping on Monday.

Victoria Cox, 34, entered a guilty plea to one count each of second-degree murder and kidnapping after striking a deal with prosecutors who had initially charged her with capital murder, kidnapping, and sexual battery.

The charges stem from h

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