Leilani Simon sobs as she’s convicted of murdering her tot whose body was tossed in a dumpster

Georgia mom Leilani Simon sobbed successful tribunal arsenic she was recovered blameworthy of murdering her 20-month-old son, Quinton, whose assemblage was thrown successful a dumpster.

Simon, 24, teared up and wiped her eyes erstwhile she was convicted Friday of each 19 charges against her, including malice execution felony murder, and aggregate counts of making a mendacious statement, WTOC reported.

The unanimous verdict came aft six hours of deliberation — and leaves nan murderous mom facing nan anticipation of life successful prison.

Simon reported her boy Quinton missing connected nan greeting of Oct. 5, 2022. Police scoured nan family’s Chatham County vicinity for aggregate days earlier officials announced that nan kid was apt dead and Simon was nan superior suspect.

Quinton Simon’s remains were recovered successful a landfill connected Nov. 18, 2022, and Leilani Simon was arrested 2 days later.

During nan eight-day trial, jurors heard from 40 prosecution witnesses and saw almost 100 pieces of grounds to backmost up nan state’s statement that nan young mom killed her toddler and past disposed of his assemblage successful a dumpster, WTOC said.

“This was a analyzable lawsuit because we did not person a origin aliases mode of decease successful this lawsuit because of what happened, truthful that’s ever a concern,” Chatham County Assistant District Attorney Jenny Parker said aft nan verdict.

“But nan rule enforcement agencies progressive did specified a bully occupation investigating this case, and we did our champion presenting nan grounds that they had.”

Leilani Simon’s mother, Billie Howell, was not astatine nan proceedings but told WTOC that she is gladsome justness was served.

 “Our family is devastated and Quinton deserves justice. We want Quinton location truthful he tin beryllium laid to rest. I dislike that I’m not location for Leilani — we emotion her but do not guidelines by immoderate of this,” she told nan outlet successful a written statement.

In summation to Quinton, Simon besides had 2 different young children. It was not clear if those children remained pinch her family aliases were being cared for elsewhere.

With Post wires