An Illinois mother is facing a decades-long prison sentence after she held her 6-year-old son under cold water in the shower for a prolonged period of time as a punishment the day before his birthday, leading to his death.

Jannie Perry, 42, pleaded guilty last week to first-degree murder in the death of her son Damari Perry in North Chicago, court records say. The Chicago Tribune reports prosecutors are recommending up to 45 years behind bars. As part of the plea deal, prosecutors dropped the other charges she was facing, including dismembering a human body, conspiracy and abuse of a corpse. She's slated to be sentenced on Jan. 30.

Prosecutors said at the time that Perry, her then-20-year-old son Jeremiah Perry and another minor child " formulated and enacted a plan to severely punish Da

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