A Georgia mother has been sentenced to life in prison for the deaths of her two young sons, whom she deliberately killed by placing them in an oven and turning it on. Lamora Williams, 24, was convicted of 14 charges, including murder, in connection with the tragic deaths of her sons, Ke-Yaunte Penn, age 2, and Ja’Karter Penn, age 1, in October 2017.

The investigation began after Williams called 911, claiming she had returned home from work to find her children dead in her Atlanta apartment. She reported that a stove had been found on Ja’Karter’s head and described Ke-Yaunte as lying on the floor with his “brains laid out.” Authorities discovered the children had suffered severe burns.

A third child, a 3-year-old boy, was found unharmed in the apartment. Williams initially claimed the children had been with a caregiver at the time of the deaths and maintained her innocence. However, investigators determined she had placed her children in the oven sometime between October 12 and 13, 2017, before making the 911 call.

Williams was found guilty of murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, cruelty to children, concealing the death of another, and making false statements. Following her conviction, she was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 35 years.

The prosecution revealed that Williams “knowingly and intentionally” killed her sons by placing them in the oven and turning it on. The harrowing 911 call captured Williams’ frantic words, as she described discovering the children’s bodies. The children’s father, Jameel Penn, also reported receiving a video call from Williams showing the lifeless children, prompting him to contact the police.

An autopsy report revealed that while the boys’ heads were found in a tipped-over oven, the coroner disagreed with police claims that they had been burned alive, stating that the thermal changes observed were consistent with prolonged exposure to heat, requiring a significant amount of time to cause such damage.