Morris, who police say was born a man, but identifies as a woman, pleaded for mercy before a Broward County judge.
"I have never, ever, or would dare ever to inject, or have injected any human with any type of unknown substance, such as Super Glue, cement, Fix-a-Flat, concrete, nothing that comes from Home Depot, nothing that comes out of any hardware store," Morris said.
Nuby’s family members appeared in court asking for justice.
"What you took from me, that was a precious jewel," said Nuby’s mother, Sherri Pitts.
A plea deal called for a sentence of up to 15 years. The judge decided to sentence Morris to 10 years in state prison, followed by five years of probation along with restitution, local media reported.
Over her attorney’s arguments, the judge ordered Morris to serve time in a men’s prison because Florida law doesn't make exemptions for transgender inmates.
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