Sylvenie Thessier, 71, of Queens, NY, was sentenced to three years in jail after pleading guilty to reckless endangerment. The grandmother, along with the child’s mother, Marie Lauradin, severely burned her 6-year-old granddaughter, Frantzcia, during a voodoo ritual attempting to rid the girl of evil spirits.
住在纽约皇后区的71岁老妪Sylvenie Thessier因鲁莽伤害罪名成立被判入狱3年。这位祖母连同孙女的亲生母亲Marie Lauradin一起,为帮6岁的孙女Frantzcia除魔将其置于火上导致严重烧伤。

Prosecutors say Marie sprayed her daughter with rum and set her on fire in June 2009 because she believed the child was possessed by evil.
检察官说2009年6月(孩子的母亲)Marie给孩子全身抹上朗姆酒,并将她放到火上。

After the ritual, Sylvenie doused her granddaughter with water to extinguish the flames and then put her to bed without seeking any medical help.
在除魔仪式完毕后,Sylvenie为了熄灭孙女身上的火焰又把自己的孙女浸在水里,之后在没有做任何医疗措施就把孙女放在了床上。

The judge, Justice Richard Buchter told Sylvenie at her hearing, “That child deserved to be cared for and deserved to have her wounds treated.”
Richard Buchter法官在审讯时跟Sylvenie说,“孩子应当要到良好的照顾,在受伤后伤口应该得到治疗。”

Marie, the girl’s mother, is scheduled to head to trial for charges of assault and endangering the welfare of a minor.
这个小女孩的母亲Marie也将因为侵犯和危害未成年人安全受到审讯。