Lesbian woman executed for starving girlfriend's 9yr old son to death

Lisa Coleman (left), 38, was pronounced dead at
6:23pm today in Huntsville, Texas. She had been on
death row for the past eight years, after being
convicted of the 2004 death of her girlfriend's 9yr old
son, Davontae Williams (right) who had been beaten
and bound, and whose body bore more than 250
scars when officials discovered him on July 26,
2004. He had also been starved, weighing a mere 35
pounds at the time of his death.
Witnesses said Coleman appeared to be at peace with
the execution on Wednesday telling her jailers: 'I'm
ready. I know where I'm going. I'm not bitter, just
ready'. She then smiled and blew kisses at the
supporters gathered at her execution and said 'God
bless you all'. Her last words were directed at her
fellow inmate, Darlie Routier. 'Tell them I finished
strong.' Coleman was given a lethal injection at 6pm
and was pronounced dead at 6:23pm. No one showed
up to represent the victim, Davontae.
She is the sixth woman to be executed in Texas since
1982. The last woman put to death was Suzanne
Basso on February 5 of this year.
Davontae's mother and Coleman's former girlfriend,
Marcella Williams (pictured left), is currently serving
a life sentence for his death, after reaching a plea
deal.
Williams, who was just 14-years-old when she gave
birth to Davontae, had been investigated by Child
Protective Services seven times between 1995 and
2002. In 2002, they lost track of the family.
Prosecutors in Coleman's case used the charge of
kidnapping to justify asking for the death penalty.
According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, they
argued that Coleman 'did not allow Davontae to have
visitors, kept him from visiting others by restraining
him and told people he was not at the apartment
when he was there.'
The young boy's ultimate cause of death was
malnutrition.
Paramedics who arrived on the scene after it was
reported the child was having trouble breathing
found him dressed in nothing but bandages and a
diaper, and reported that the boy had clearly been
dead for several hours.
Source: UK Daily Mail
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