Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=zADTMVAVFW4 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Parents sentenced to life in prison for decapitating their two children [JJuMLKHXRh1] Health Updated on August 10, 2026 EDT — Published on August 10, 2026 EDT The parents of a 12-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl who were found decapitated at the family's home in Lancaster more than five years ago have both been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In November, jurors found Maurice Jewel Taylor Sr., 39, and Natalie Sumiko Brothwell, now 49, guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for the Nov. 29, 2020, stabbings and decapitations of their son, Maurice, and teen daughter, Maliaka, along with finding true the special circumstance allegation of multiple murders, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Read more at NMi3VZuUu3O ERVuBw8wHaS g915R6wKreW MwK51ce2ijO zcshpnRCJ1t 8qe5KjHVdA4 KAeR4hRK6s5 9Zu5NahoMvp
The parents of a 12-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl who were found decapitated at the family's home in Lancaster more than five years ago have both been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In November, jurors found Maurice Jewel Taylor Sr., 39, and Natalie Sumiko Brothwell, now 49, guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for the Nov. 29, 2020, stabbings and decapitations of their son, Maurice, and teen daughter, Maliaka, along with finding true the special circumstance allegation of multiple murders, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Read more at NMi3VZuUu3O ERVuBw8wHaS g915R6wKreW MwK51ce2ijO zcshpnRCJ1t 8qe5KjHVdA4 KAeR4hRK6s5 9Zu5NahoMvp