Sentencing will be on Sept. 2 for a 44-year-old Topeka mother, who pleaded guilty Feb. 11 to two counts of attempted murder for giving her daughters, then 14 and 9, Kool-Aid laced with prescription medicine.
Defendant Shakina Dauniel Lawton, who has a history of mental health problems, underwent a psychiatric evaluation before the sentencing.
In Shawnee County District Court, Lawton pleaded guilty on two counts of attempted second-degree murder. Before making the plea agreement, Lawton faced two charges of attempted first-degree ...