Woman sentenced to 40 years after pleading guilty to beating 4-year-old son to death

A west-central Florida woman who pleaded guilty to fatally beating her 4-year-old son received a 40-year prison sentence, prosecutors said on Tuesday.Read more trending newsArayia L. Hudson, 38, of Tampa, accepted the plea deal on Aug. 19 to a charge of second-degree murder and aggravated child abuse, WFLA reported. The possibility of a death sentence was taken off the table when Hudson agreed to the deal, according to the Tampa Bay Times.As a condition of the plea deal, Hudson will be required after she serves her sentence to undergo a mental health evaluation and treatment, along with taking an anger management course, the newspaper reported.She will also be barred from visiting or working in a school, childcare facility or any other place where children gather.According to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office online booking records, Hudson was arrested on July 1, 2024.Police responded to a 911 call in the Sulphur Springs neighborhood of Tampa at about 4:30 a.m. ET on June 29 and dis