The grieving mother of a Bronx teen who was fatally strangled by his stepdad accused the killer of “taunting” her by posing for images on the boy’s grave — because the creep was given a wrist-slap for the horrific slay on Wednesday.
Tyresse Minter, 30, was given the sunshine penalty of two to 4 years behind bars after he copped to criminally negligent murder final month for killing Corde Scott, 15, when he wrapped his legs and arms across the boy, chopping off his oxygen, inside their Westchester Sq. residence throughout an argument on Jan. 23, 2023.
“You are the reason I had to bury my child, which no mother should have to do,” Scott’s grieving mother Karen Glenn charged. “Moreover, that my husband, who I should be able to trust with our children, caused the death and mental trauma of my children.”
Glenn mentioned “the most outrageous part” of Minter’s actions after younger Corde’s demise was him having the gall to ask her to remain collectively together with her — and “taunting” her with images of himself and his youngsters at Scott’s gravesite in a bid to indicate how a lot regret he had.
“I miss my son so much. You said to me you don’t care what people think about you, only what I think, and I think you’re a child killer.”
Glenn advised Choose Audrey Stone by way of tears earlier within the listening to that she disagreed with the plea supply Minter was given by the Bronx District Legal professional’s Workplace and requested for probably the most extreme punishment — regardless that prosecutors already agreed to the time period beneath the deal they struck with Minter.
Glenn mentioned that her harmless son — who had solely simply turned 15 a month prior — cherished Minter and regarded as much as him however “you took his life.”
“What you did to Corde was inhuman and to do this with me on the phone and your daughter present is nothing less [than] barbaric,” Glenn mentioned, as roughly two dozen of Scott’s relations sat crying within the courtroom gallery.
The heartbroken mom mentioned the utmost sentence “is what is deserved for justice for my son Corde because you sentenced us to a lifetime of grief.”
Glenn’s sister and Scott’s aunt, Brittany, raged at Minter for inflicting a lot agony of their household and for robbing her nephew of his life.
“May you reap what you sowed,” Brittany mentioned. “May you have as much sleepless nights that you caused me and my family.”
Even the prosecutor, Alexandra Militano, teared up in the course of the proceedings.
“While this is negotiated fully, I appreciate that the family is suffering a great loss that can’t be cured by the sentence in this case,” Militano mentioned. “I do, however, want to thank them, because they’ve always been present here since the case began.”
Minter — carrying an orange jumpsuit — declined to make an announcement and stared stone-faced on the wall in entrance of him as Scott’s household delivered their heart-rending remarks.
On the finish of the listening to, he turned to a handful of his supporters and mentioned, “Love you.”
His lawyer, Alec Miran, spoke on his behalf earlier than the punishment was handed down, saying: “I cannot express how sorry and how remorseful Mr. Minter is.”
The protection lawyer mentioned his consumer needs he might change what occurred.
“The only thing he can do to go forward is to take responsibility, face consequences for that,” Miran mentioned, including he hopes that can assist in the grieving course of.
The decide advised Minter she hopes he’ll take “true responsibility” for what he did.
“There is no place that should be safer to a person than their home, and in this case, not just Corde, Corde’s mother, your daughter, Bella, they also experienced a deep distrust that will continue with them for the insecurity and instability and violence that was experienced in their home,” Stone mentioned.
He faces a separate sentencing on March 11 for violating parole in one other case when he killed Scott. That sentence might be served after he completes the primary jail time period.
Outdoors court docket after, Glenn mentioned she was “very disappointed” with the plea discount Minter was given.
“Even though we’re disappointed in the plea deal offer today, we’re happy that our child’s killer was sentenced and my son got some justice,” the mother mentioned.
Scott’s dad, Tyrell Scott, added that the entire household is “hurt.”
“Since Corde’s been gone, there’s been a change in my life that’s not going away,” the daddy mentioned. “We got some justice but it’s not the right justice that’s needed. We could only appreciate that and thank God for him being behind bars right now.”
The stepdad — who served three years in jail for a previous assault conviction — was infamously launched from jail after the alleged homicide regardless of the actual fact he had been out on parole when he dedicated the heinous act.
The transfer by Choose Naita Semaj to free Minter garnered outrage and prompted Gov. Kathy Hochul to intervene to have state officers re-arrest him for violating parole. Semaj was relegated to civil instances after the controversial resolution in Minter’s case.
Prosecutors say Minter wrapped his legs and arms across the boy, chopping off his oxygen, as the 2 had been scuffling within the residence the place he lived with Scott’s mother and little sister.
Minter’s lawyer claimed earlier on within the case that his consumer was truly making an attempt to assist {the teenager} who was in the course of a suicidal episode and he had been making an attempt to get a knife away from the boy.
