Fort Worth babysitter sentenced 23 years for murder of 14-month-old

A jury found Shanay Franklin, 32, guilty of murder. (Source: Tarrant County Jail)
FORT WORTH, Texas - On Monday, a Tarrant County jury found 32-year-old Shanay Franklin guilty of murder. She was sentenced to 23 years in prison.
Death of Journee Clark
The backstory:
According to court documents, Franklin was babysitting 14-month-old Journee Clark on Feb. 14, 2021. She was in the 3900 block of Goden Horn Ln. at the time of the assault.
Clark was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Clark's autopsy showed blunt force trauma to the head in the form of multiple hemorrhages.
The child died just after 4 p.m. that Valentine's Day.
Tarrant County officials say Franklin violated her bond multiple times by continuing to be around children and consuming illegal substances.
She has been in the Tarrant County Jail since April 8, 2024.
The Source: Information in this article is from Tarrant County.