‘No amount of prison time will ever be enough’: Boyfriend receives shorter sentence for killing woman’s toddler daughter, injuring son after judge tosses confession

Derrick Dimone Woods (West Sacramento Police Department).

Derrick Dimone Woods (West Sacramento Police Department).

After a court tossed out the confession, a California man pleaded down from a murder charge to voluntary manslaughter for killing his then-girlfriend’s 1-year-old daughter. Derrick Dimone Woods, 47, was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years and eight months in prison for killing Amanda Owens, 16 months, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office announced.

He also pleaded guilty to physical child abuse for hurting and injuring Amanda’s 3-year-old brother, Elijah, and to false imprisonment by force or violence regarding both children.