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Ohio Mom Who Tossed Her 6-Year-Old’s Body in River Pleads Guilty to Murder

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Brittany Gosney accepted a plea deal after facing 16 felony charges.

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Brittany Gosney, a 29-year old Ohio mother accused of killing her 6-year old son and throwing his body in a river, pleaded guilty to one count of murder Monday. In February, Gosney allegedly tried to abandon her three children at a park, when her son grabbed her the car door and ultimately died after Gosney drove away at a high speed. She then kept her 6-year old son’s remains in a bedroom before tossing them into the Ohio River with her boyfriend early in the morning, authorities said. Gosney showed little remorse in court, shedding a single tear, Fox 19 reports The boy’s remains have not been found.

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