A Georgia mother "whooped" her 4-year-old son to death "because he would not use the toilet" and "was not potty trained," according to prosecutors. She's now headed to prison until the day she dies.

Sophia Williams, 43, was sentenced to life Tuesday without the possibility of parole after being convicted of malice murder , felony murder, child cruelty and aggravated battery in August, according to the DeKalb County District Attorney's Office.

Williams, who is from Decatur, killed her son Anthony Vice in March 2022.

"Williams told officers that Anthony was not potty trained," according to a press release from DeKalb County prosecutors. "She admitted to disciplining him by striking him with her hand, a house slipper, a purse strap, and a charging cord when he did not listen, or when he ur

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