A woman who was previously convicted of abusing a child was found guilty of murder Monday in Macomb County because the child died of the initial injuries years after the incident.
Hilary Ulp, 46, was found guilty of felony murder by a Macomb Circuit Court jury in the death of Nicolas Kuras, who succumbed to his injuries in January 2021, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office and online court records.
Ulp is to be sentenced Jan. 28.
The victim was 6 years old when he died. He was the son of Ulp’s ex-boyfriend, according to a release from the prosecutor’s office.
It stated Ulp was found guilty in September 2016 of first-degree child abuse of the boy, who was then 14 months old. The child initially was hospitalized May 15, 2015, according to the release. Court records indicate the case was out of Eastpointe.
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Ulp’s recent murder trial lasted six weeks. Jury selection began Oct. 29, according to court records, and the jury began deliberating Friday afternoon and into Monday morning.
The murder conviction carries a term of life in prison without parole, per the prosecutor’s office.
In 2016, Ulp received a sentence of 11 years to 30 years in state prison after her abuse conviction.
Messages were left for Ulp’s attorney Monday..
Prosecutor Peter Lucido stated in his office’s release that he hopes the verdict “brings some measure of justice for the innocent child whose life was tragically cut short. This case is a reminder of the responsibility we all share in protecting our most vulnerable. The defendant’s actions were not only criminal but unconscionable, and the jury’s decision reflects the severity of her crimes.”
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