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Parents Convicted of Murdering 2 Children Found Decapitated in Lancaster
Maurice Jewel Taylor Sr. and Natalie Sumiko Brothwell were convicted of murdering their two older children and abusing two younger sons, officials said.
- On Monday, jurors found Maurice Jewel Taylor Sr., 39, and Natalie Sumiko Brothwell, 48, guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for the Nov. 29, 2020 killings of Maurice, 12, and Maliaka, 13, and found true a special-circumstance allegation of multiple murders.
- A welfare check followed Taylor's Santa Monica clients' concerns after missing a Zoom session, prompting deputies to find the victims' bodies inside the Lancaster home nearly five years ago.
- The jury convicted the couple on two felony counts of child abuse for depriving the two younger sons, then ages 8 and 9, of food and forcing them to view the bodies.
- Both defendants now face life terms and a Jan. 13 sentencing date, with life prison terms without the possibility of parole and a consecutive sentence of six years and four months, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said.
- Maurice Jewel Taylor Sr. has been jailed since his Dec. 4, 2020 arrest, and proceedings were temporarily suspended over mental competency before resuming.
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