SEAN COLVIN - 3 weeks (2006) - Brooklawn NJ

A Brooklawn woman pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter yesterday in the 2006 killing of an infant, authorities said.Gloria Carter, 37, faces up to 23 years in prison.Carter appeared before Superior Court Judge Samuel Natal in Camden,
where she admitted she sliced through the abdomen of her ex-boyfriend's
child, 3-week-old Sean Colvin, on Nov. 18, 2006, and then threw the
baby down a flight of stairs.Carter was at the home of the child's father, Edward Colvin, on Chestnut Street in Brooklawn. Carter was not the mother.Colvin and Carter had a previous relationship but were estranged, and
Colvin had a restraining order to keep her away from his home,
according to a state report completed after the death.The report said that when Carter arrived at Colvin's home, he let her
stay there because he was concerned about her mental health.Colvin told authorities he heard Sean crying on Nov. 18 and found the
child stabbed in the abdomen, with Carter standing next to the crib.Colvin snatched the child and attempted to flee, but after a struggle, Carter threw the child down the stairs, authorities said.Police arrived shortly after 9 a.m., and the boy was rushed to the hospital and placed on life support. He died the next day.The judge scheduled sentencing for Jan. 22.

A Brooklawn woman was sentenced yesterday to 23 years in prison for the 2006 killing of her ex-boyfriend's infant.Gloria Carter, 37, of Chestnut Street, appeared in Camden before
Superior Court Judge Samuel Natal, who accepted a plea agreement.Carter pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in November, admitting
that she sliced through the abdomen of 3-week-old Sean Colvin on Nov.
18, 2006, and threw the baby down a flight of stairs.Carter was at the home of the child's father, Edward Colvin, with whom
she had had a relationship; the child was not hers. Colvin had obtained
a restraining order to keep Carter away from his home, but she went
there asking for help, according to a state report. The report said
Colvin let her stay because he was concerned about her mental health.Colvin told authorities he then heard the baby crying and found him
stabbed, with Carter next to the crib. Colvin picked up the child and
attempted to flee, but after a struggle, Carter threw the child down
the stairs, authorities said.Police arrived shortly after 9 a.m., and the boy was rushed to a hospital and placed on life support. He died the next day.