Uploaded August 2011 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
BUFFALO, N.Y. -In a case that shocked the community, a North Collins woman learned Tuesday she will spend the next 53 and a third years to life behind bars for the torture and beating death of her developmentally disabled daughter.
Erie County Court Judge Michael D'Amico handed down the sentence to Eva Cummings. Cummings pleaded guilty earlier this year to her role in her daughter Laura's death.
The 53 and a third years is a combination of sentencing on 4 charges. Cummings recieved 25 to life for murder, 25 and 5 years supervised release for assault, 2 and a third to 7 years for unlawful imprisonment and 1 year for endangering the welfare of a mentally challenged person. Those sentences will be served consecutively, meaning Eva Cummings will not be eligible for parole until she is 108 years old.
Laura's brother, Luke Wright, also accused in participating in the murder of his mentally-challenged sister, still faces trial.
BUFFALO, N.Y. -In a case that shocked the community, a North Collins woman learned Tuesday she will spend the next 53 and a third years to life behind bars for the torture and beating death of her developmentally disabled daughter.
Erie County Court Judge Michael D'Amico handed down the sentence to Eva Cummings. Cummings pleaded guilty earlier this year to her role in her daughter Laura's death.
The 53 and a third years is a combination of sentencing on 4 charges. Cummings recieved 25 to life for murder, 25 and 5 years supervised release for assault, 2 and a third to 7 years for unlawful imprisonment and 1 year for endangering the welfare of a mentally challenged person. Those sentences will be served consecutively, meaning Eva Cummings will not be eligible for parole until she is 108 years old.
Laura's brother, Luke Wright, also accused in participating in the murder of his mentally-challenged sister, still faces trial.
