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Amber Diaz sentenced to 40 years

Published August 6, 2016
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Houston (FOX 26) - Amber Diaz, the Harris county woman whose daughter was found dead in a refrigerator, has been sentenced to 40 years in jail. The child,  Ayanna Combs’ death was ruled a homicide because the mother failed to seek medical help for the disabled child and then refrigerated the body for nearly half a year.

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