At 15, She Cleaned Up Her Mother's Blood After Witnessing Her Murder. Then She Reported the Killer — Her Dad

It was conscionable earlier 2 a.m. connected Sept. 30, 2020 erstwhile Aleisha Brown and her 2 younger siblings made nan determination to telephone 911.

A fewer minutes aft nan telephone came successful from nan 3 children — aged 15, 14 and 9 astatine nan clip — deputies pinch nan Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) arrived astatine nan home, which they quickly declared a crime scene.

When investigators started to inspect nan scene, they discovered humor connected nan floors and rugs, holes successful nan walls and nan assemblage of a female who had been dormant for astatine slightest a fewer hours, according to nan probable origin affidavit obtained by PEOPLE.

Soon, they identified nan female unfortunate arsenic 34-year-old Shawntae Brown, who was besides nan mother of nan 3 children who had placed nan 911 call.

The OCSO said successful a news release astatine nan clip that location was capable grounds to apprehension nan victim's husband, Joshua Brown, 34, and book him into custody connected a title of home battle and battery.

Investigators said pinch nan children, and learned each 3 had witnessed their mother's murder.

In his question and reply pinch deputies, nan victim's then-14-year-old boy told investigators that his begetter had been beating his mother for 2 days utilizing a shoe, a belt, a semiautomatic limb and moreover a emblem pole, per nan probable origin affidavit.

"The victim’s assemblage was covered successful bruises, contusions, and lacerations accordant pinch a terrible beating," nan affidavit said.

After witnessing their mother succumb to her injuries, nan affidavit stated that nan children said their begetter ordered them to cleanable up nan humor and ne'er show different personification what happened to their mother.

The couple's oldest daughter, Aleisha Brown, was 15 astatine nan time.

She is now 20, and connected Wednesday, Oct. 29, she appeared successful an Oklahoma City courtroom for her father's sentencing hearing.

Aleisha played a cardinal portion successful nan sentencing of her father, who was spared nan decease punishment aft making a woody pinch prosecutors.

Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Behenna said that her agency cautiously considered nan wishes of nan 3 Brown children earlier offering Joshua that plea deal.

Joshua accepted nan woody and agreed to participate blameworthy pleas to a azygous complaint of first-degree execution and 3 counts of kid maltreatment for his actions.

After nan hearing, nan judge overseeing nan proceedings ordered Joshua to service 4 life sentences pinch nan anticipation of parole. Joshua besides had to work together he would not entreaty his condemnation aliases nan lawsuit arsenic portion of that deal.

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An affectional Aleisha said extracurricular nan courtroom aft delivering her ain unfortunate effect connection during nan closed-door sentencing hearing.

"It's been a agelong journey, and I've grown a batch since then," she said, KWTV reported. "Obviously I was a kid and now I'm a young big but it's not going to get immoderate easier. Knowing justness has been served and owed process has been done I tin yet get immoderate peace."

Aleisha besides said that not everyone agreed pinch nan determination to spare Joshua's life earlier addressing her ain analyzable narration pinch her father.

"We person a batch of bully memories arsenic good arsenic bad memories pinch him," Aleisha said.

Joshua besides reportedly said astatine his sentencing hearing, expressing his emotion for his 3 children.

"I cognize this result does not easiness nan symptom her family has endured, but it ensures nan suspect will ne'er harm different personification again," Behenna said successful a statement. "We stay committed to seeking justness for victims and their families, moreover erstwhile nan roadworthy is agelong and difficult.”