COLUMBIA, S.C., June 29 -- The South Carolina Attorney General issued the following news release:
JUN 29, 2026
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that on June 26, 2026, Angel Renee Wallace, 34, of Florence, S.C., was convicted of Homicide by Child Abuse. Judge William Seals sentenced her to 35 years in prison.
Wallace was convicted of causing the death of a 2-year-old by chronic, severe malnutrition. The child weighed only 18 pounds at the time of his death, two months before his third birthday. Wallace's treatment of the child in addition to his malnutrition demonstrated an extreme indifference to human life. The case was investigated by the Florence County Sheriff's Office and the State Law Enforcement Division....