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'Evil' Stepmom Gets 25 Years For Freezing Death Of Long Island 8-Year-Old 'Evil' Stepmom Gets 25 Years For Freezing Death Of Long Island 8-Year-Old
'Evil' Stepmom Gets 25 Years For Freezing Death Of Long Island 8-Year-Old More than three years after an 8-year-old boy froze to death inside the garage of his New York home, a second adult is heading to prison for his murder. Long Island resident Angela Pollina, age 45, of Center Moriches, received the maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, April 11.  It followed her jury conviction for second-degree murder and other charges for her role in the death of Thomas Valva, her stepson.  Earlier Report: Center Moriches Father's Ex-GF Convicted For Murder Of Boy Forced To Stay In Freezing Garage Valva died of …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Long Island Father's Ex-GF Convicted For Murder Of Boy Forced To Stay In Freezing Garage Long Island Father's Ex-GF Convicted For Murder Of Boy Forced To Stay In Freezing Garage
Long Island Father's Ex-GF Convicted For Murder Of Boy Forced To Stay In Freezing Garage The former girlfriend of the father of an 8-year-old boy who died after being forced to live in the garage of a New York home amid freezing temperatures has been convicted of murder after a jury trial. On Friday afternoon, March 10, a jury found Long Island resident Angela Pollina, age 45, of Center Moriches, guilty of second-degree murder and other related charges, for her role in the death of Thomas Valva, who died of hypothermia in 2020 after Thomas and his 10-year-old brother Anthony were forced to sleep in an unheated car garage in below-freezing temperatures. For months…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Prosecutors Detail Physical, Mental Abuse In Freezing Death Of Long Island 8-Year-Old Prosecutors Detail Physical, Mental Abuse In Freezing Death Of Long Island 8-Year-Old
Prosecutors Detail Physical, Mental Abuse In Freezing Death Of Long Island 8-Year-Old During the indictment of an NYPD officer from Suffolk County and his fiancée for the alleged murder of his 8-year-old son, prosecutors outlined the mental and physical abuse suffered by the child. Thomas Valva was found dead in the basement of his home at 11 Bittersweet Lane, in Center Moriches around 9:40 a.m., Friday, Jan. 17. His father, Michael Valva, 40, told police he had fallen in the driveway. Earlier Story: 8-Year-Old Long Island Boy Was Kept In Garage Overnight Before Dying, Police Say Valva, and his fiancée Angela Pollina, 42 both of Center Moriches, were indicted on Thursd…

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by Kathy Reakes