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| US adoptive parents convicted of Ethiopian girl's death | US adoptive parents convicted of Ethiopian girl's death |
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| A US couple has been convicted of the manslaughter of a teenage girl they adopted from Ethiopia. | A US couple has been convicted of the manslaughter of a teenage girl they adopted from Ethiopia. |
| Larry and Carri Williams, of Washington state, starved and beat Hana Williams until she died in the backyard of their home in May 2011. | Larry and Carri Williams, of Washington state, starved and beat Hana Williams until she died in the backyard of their home in May 2011. |
| They were also convicted of the first-degree assault of a younger boy they had adopted from Ethiopia. | |
| Defence lawyers conceded that the couple were bad parents, but argued that they were not criminals. | Defence lawyers conceded that the couple were bad parents, but argued that they were not criminals. |
| Hana's paperwork when she was adopted in 2008 indicated she would have been about 13 years old at the time of her death. | Hana's paperwork when she was adopted in 2008 indicated she would have been about 13 years old at the time of her death. |
| The husband and wife blamed each other throughout the trial, according to the Skagit Valley Herald. | The husband and wife blamed each other throughout the trial, according to the Skagit Valley Herald. |
| She was found guilty of homicide by abuse and first-degree manslaughter. | She was found guilty of homicide by abuse and first-degree manslaughter. |
| He was convicted of manslaughter; the jury could not reach a verdict on homicide. | He was convicted of manslaughter; the jury could not reach a verdict on homicide. |
| The couple, from the city of Sedro-Woolley, are expected to face a maximum life sentence. | The couple, from the city of Sedro-Woolley, are expected to face a maximum life sentence. |