Mum who killed 11-month-old son said it was ‘worth it’ to deny ex getting custody

Madeline Veronique Daly has pleaded guilty to murdering her son Basil (Picture: Washakie County Sheriff’s Office)

A woman who admitted to murdering her 11-month-old son has said she carried out the horrifying crime to avoid sharing custody of the infant with his father.

Madeline Veronique Daly, 36, of New Mexico, pleaded guilty this week to killing Basil Daly in December 2025, weeks after she had kidnapped him from his father’s home in Wyoming, where he had been living after the dad was granted emergency custody.

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