US mother pleads guilty to killing 11-month-old son to keep him from his father, says it was 'worth it'

Madeline Veronique Daly shot 11-month-old son Basil. A US mother who kidnapped her 11-month-old son and fatally shot him inside an RV in New Mexico has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder after telling investigators she believed killing the child was “worth it” to prevent his father from getting custody, Cowboy State Daily reported.Madeline Veronique Daly, 36, took her son, Basil Stoner, from Wyoming to New Mexico despite a court order that had granted emergency custody to the boy’s father.The Grant County Sheriff’s Office found Daly at an RV park near Silver City on December 23 after she applied for a local job. When officers arrived, Daly ran into an RV, and deputies surrounded the vehicle.Officers then heard a single gunshot. They entered the RV and found Basil had been shot in the face with a 9mm handgun. Daly also attempted to turn the weapon on herself, but officers restrained her, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by the outlet.The shooting happened as police closed in on Daly after she had taken the child across state lines in breach of the custody order. Basil’s father had told investigators that he last saw his son on September 28.During interrogation, Daly said...