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Xiangshengjie was arraigned on Tuesday at Elmhurst Hospital Center.
By Forum Staff
Authorities held bedside arraignment this week for the Elmhurst mother charged with the strangulation death of her 15-month old daughter just weeks ago.
“This is truly a very sad case in which a fifteen-month-old baby lost her life allegedly at the hands of her own mother – the woman who was supposed to nurture and care for her. If the allegations prove true, the defendant will have to live the rest of her life knowing that her actions and hers alone were responsible for the death of her child.”
Shangbo Xiangshengjie (a/k/aXiangshengjie Shangbo), 33, has been
hospitalized at Elmhurst Hospital Center since January 3, 2017, was arraigned on a three-count indictment charging her with one count of second-degree murder and two counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Xiangshengjie faces up to 25 years to life in prison if convicted, and was held without bail and to return to court on February 8, 2017.
According to court documents, Xiangshengjie called 911 on January 3, 2017, and reported that she had murdered her 15-month-old daughter, Sanggye Lhakyi, inside of their third-floor apartment earlier in the day. The defendant allegedly admitted to authorities that at approximately 12:00 p.m. she strangled her daughter with a phone charger and a piece of fabric until the baby became unresponsive and that she did not offer any aid or call anyone for help until making the 911 call approximately six hours later.
