<body><div>A mom who dragged her toddler into rainy woods for nearly 12 hours until she "froze to death" is set to face life behind bars. Uriha Faith Ridge, 29, from Georgia, pleaded guilty to felony murder and first-degree cruelty to children in connection to her 3-year-old daughter, Alina PascalJ, death in January 2024.On the night Alina died, Ridge was on cocaine and marijuana when she dragged her kids into the woods near a Foxhall Resort, as temperatures dipped below freezing as rain poured down. Senior Assistant District Attorney Victoria Hicks told the court Alina’s older brother tried to help his dying sibling against the horrific weather conditions. “(Alina’s brother) described trying to warm his sister up by covering her with leaves,” Hicks told the court, per WSB. “The cause of death in this case was hypothermia. She froze to death.”<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2BDT7d_0wEcGb6C00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2BDT7d_0wEcGb6C00" width="310" height="465" ><figcaption>Alina Pascal tragically froze to death ( Image: Fox 5)</figcaption></figure>After Ridge and the kids were discovered the next morning, the mum told police she had become lost in the woods. However, it was revealed she had been a cellphone and did not make any attempts to call for help, according to authorities. Ridge's lawyer, Alison Frutoz, claimed a number of actors caused her to put the children in danger. “This was not just drug addiction, it was drug addiction coupled with severe mental health issues as well, Frutoz explained. “And she has been tragically remorseful as any mother who has done something that has led to the death of her child.” Ridge chose not to speak during the proceedings. Douglas County Superior Court Judge Deah B. Warren ordered the mum on Thursday to serve a sentence of life in a state correctional facility with the chance for parole. </div></body>

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Georgia mom drags toddler into rainy woods in the middle of winter and 'she freezes to death'

A mom who dragged her toddler into rainy woods for nearly 12 hours until she \"froze to death\" is set to face life behind bars. Uriha Faith Ridge, 29, from Georgia, pleaded guilty to felony murder and first-degree cruelty to children in connection to her 3-year-old daughter, Alina PascalJ, death in January 2024.

A mom who dragged her toddler into rainy woods for nearly 12 hours until she "froze to death" is set to face life behind bars. Uriha Faith Ridge, 29, from Georgia, pleaded guilty to felony murder and first-degree cruelty to children in connection to her 3-year-old daughter, Alina PascalJ, death in January 2024.