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Woman Who Killed Cousin with Autism After Torturing Him for 32 Days During ‘Bootcamp’ Learns Fate 
The victim, 15-year-old Jallen McConnie, died from “homicidal asphyxia” after being severely beaten on June 28, 2021, in his cousin Johnette Booker’s Manhattan home, according to a March 24 press statement from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
Manhattan woman tortured autistic cousin before his death: prosecutors
“Johnette Booker stands convicted of killing her younger, vulnerable cousin, through her vicious and cruel behavior,” said District Attorney Bragg. “For over a month, Booker knowingly put Jallen McConnie through an excruciating level of abuse and trauma, up until the final moments of his life. Booker will serve a significant prison term for this utterly horrific conduct and my thoughts remain with Mr. McConnie’s loved ones, who continue to grieve this devastating loss.”
NYC woman who fatally tortured special-needs teen learns fate
“I’m still waiting for a phone call to hear, ‘Hey, Sis, I miss you,’ ” an emotional Mykarsha Rogers told the judge — who ended up sentencing killer Johnette Booker to 20 years behind bars.
NYC woman gets 20 years for merciless murder of teen cousin with special needs
An Upper West Side woman convicted of mercilessly beating to death her teenage cousin with special needs was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday after telling the court she’d take whatever punishment she got.
NYC woman gets 20 years for torture death of teen cousin with special needs
Johnette Booker, 43, was found guilty last month of manslaughter, gang assault and endangering the welfare of a child, among other charges, in the death of 15-year-old Jallen McConnie.
Manhattan woman gets 20 years in prison for beating, waterboarding autistic teen cousin to death
The woman convicted of brutally beating and waterboarding her 15-year-old autistic cousin to death inside her Manhattan apartment in 2021 was sentenced on Monday to 20 years behind bars in what the presiding judge called the saddest case of her career.
Manhattan District Attorney's Office