Leilani SimonA Georgia mother convicted of murdering her son and throwing his body in a dumpster will be sentenced later this month.

Simon was found guilty of all 19 charges she faced on October 25. The charges included malice murder, felony murder, concealing the death of another, false reporting of a crime and making a false statement.

Authorities found the remains of Leilani Simon. 20 month old son, Quinton Simon, at the Waste Management landfill in Chatham County. Officials combed through 1.2 million pounds of trash in search of the missing boy.

Simon was accused of assaulting his son with an unknown object before throwing the body into a rubbish bin. She was arrested two days after Quinton’s body was found.

His sentencing is expected to take place Nov. 21 at the Chatham County Courthouse. Judge Tammy Stokes will preside over the proceedings.

Simon faces life in prison.

Jury selection in the trial began on October 9 and opening statements began on October 14.

Prosecutors called 36 witnesses as they presented their case. The defense did not call any witnesses and Simon refused to testify.

The jury began deliberating after closing arguments concluded on October 24. They deliberated for two hours before they were allowed to spend the night. Deliberations resumed the next day and the verdict was announced shortly after 2:30 p.m.

During closing arguments, prosecutors showed videos of Simon’s alleged false statements to authorities, cell phone records and police body camera footage.

“She may be calculating, she may be manipulative, but she’s not necessarily that smart,” said Chatham County Special Assistant District Attorney and Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Dean. “She doesn’t understand that when a child goes missing, they do everything they can. She seriously underestimated and misunderstood the capabilities of people like the Chatham County Police Department.”

Defense lawyer Martin Hilliard claimed prosecutors failed to prove their case in their closing statement.

“We said at the beginning that most, if not all, of the state’s case was based on speculation and defamation,” Hilliard said. “And we sat here for an hour and 28 minutes and listened to Mr. Dean say exactly that.”

Chatham County Assistant Prosecutor Jenny Parker presented a rebuttal argument.

“Leilani Simon is not a mother, she is a monster,” Parker said.

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