Crime
Woman sentenced in two-year-old daughter’s death
Mountain Media, LLCJune 16, 2026
A Christiansburg woman, Heather Renee Bentley, was sentenced to 45 years in prison for the 2024 death of her two-year-old daughter, receiving 40 years for felony child neglect and 5 years for second-degree murder.
A Montgomery County circuit court judge has sentenced a Christiansburg woman to 45 years in prison in the death of her two-year-old. Heather Renee Bentley had been charged in the 2024 death of her daughter. This past week, 37-year-old Bentley was given 40 years for felony child neglect and five years for second-degree murder charges. […]