Teen girl admits strangling 81-year-old woman during burglary before setting home on fire
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A 17-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to strangling an 81-year-old woman while burglarizing the victim's upstate New York home before setting it on fire.
Local media report that Jennifer Molyneaux, of Wallkill, pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder, admitting in Orange County Court that she killed Helen Mills on Aug. 2 in the village of Goshen.
The teen told the judge that she and her then-19-year-old boyfriend, Devin Giordano of Goshen, were high on heroin and other drugs when they broke into the home and attacked Mills in her bedroom.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Prosecutors say they'll seek the maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison.
Giordano is also charged with second-degree murder. His case is pending.