What did Angela Pollina do? New York woman convicted over stepson’s death

45-year-old Angela Pollina was sentenced for killing an eight-year-old stepson named Thomas Valva back in January 2020. His dad, Michael Valva, a previous NYPD cop, was viewed as at fault for the second-degree murder of his youngster on December 8, 2022. Nonetheless, Valva’s protection group asserted that the essential offender would be his previous life partner, Angela Pollina.

She supposedly had keeping the youngsters in the carport. Pollina then, at that point, argued not liable, and her preliminary started in February 2023. A Long Island jury gave the liable decision and disposed of Pollina’s request on Friday, Walk 10. She was found blameworthy in the demise of her ex Michael Valva’s child, Thomas Valva, and was sentenced for second-degree murder and youngster risk.

Eight-year-old mentally unbalanced kid Thomas Valva was found dead after his dad and his then-life partner constrained him to rest in an unheated carport with practically no covers. Alongside Thomas, his more seasoned brother was additionally compelled to rest there.

During Michael Valva’s preliminary, examiners guaranteed that the night he died, the temperature decreased to around 19 degrees. Besides, the youngsters didn’t approach the washroom. Michael Valva was eventually viewed as liable and was accused of second-degree murder. Pollina’s fourteen day preliminary, which started for the current year, reached a conclusion with a blameworthy decision.

Angela Pollina conceded to having mistreated the children, and her declaration stunned the legal hearers. She said:

“I treated them terrible. I treated them evil. I put them in the carport. It was awful. Indeed, I did… I banished them.”

Angela Pollina’s declaration went against her attorney’s case who expressed that Michael Valva was exclusively answerable for the demise of the youngster in 2020.

Pollina further expressed that she was “agreeable” the day Thomas stuck to death and furthermore referenced that the weather conditions was “somewhat crisp.” As per the investigators, after his demise, Thomas’ temperature was around 76 degrees. He had likewise supported wounds to the head and had an ongoing kidney disease from not having the option to pee. The youngster additionally had alopecia, needed muscle versus fat, and had indented hips.

Raymond Tierney, the Suffolk Region DA, talked about the blameworthy decision and said:

“The brutality that Thomas and his brother needed to get through in light of this respondent’s unfeeling and narrow minded lead is loathsome, and, fortunately, the jury obviously concurred. Her treatment of these youngsters was out and out unadulterated fiendishness.”
Tierney further added:

A significant declaration came from Tina Licari, a previous piano instructor of Pollina’s little girl. She affirmed that the “evil stepmom” had been inclined to “horrible eruptions.” Licari further referenced that both Michael and Angela Pollina derided the eight-year-old for being mentally unbalanced. She reviewed the 45-year-old shouting at Thomas and saying:

In shutting contentions, Angela’s protection group excused the thought that Angela’s brutal conduct prompted Thomas Valva’s terrible passing. Guard legal advisor Matthew Tuohy said:

“Definitely, she was a terrible individual previously… however not on that day. She needed the young men banished to the carport. She got up and possessed it, she said… it was off-base. We don’t convict individuals since they’re b*tches.”

“[Angela Pollina] constrained him out into the virus! Thomas was tormented and died for the transgression of being medically introverted. [Thomas] was not permitted in the house, not permitted to utilize a restroom. That was all a direct result of this respondent.”

As indicated by Dr. Michael Caplan, the Suffolk Area Clinical Analyst, the youngster had Stage 4 hypothermia, which at last came about in multi-organ disappointment. One member of the jury responded to the whole occurrence, post the conveyance of the decision, and said:
“There was no doubt in my psyche. Her words, her tone, the instant messages, the recordings, there could have been no alternate method for seeing as her.”
Another member of the jury expressed:

In the wake of conceding that she abused the kid, Pollina attempted to prevail upon the jury yet didn’t kill him and that Michael Valva was the guilty party. Be that as it may, the Long Island jury showed up at the blameworthy decision easily. Angela Pollina is presently confronting at least 25 years to life in prison. The condemning will occur on April 11, 2023.