4A Thursday, December 18, 2014 Cr* Standard Examiner Jail time for mother who got her disabled toddler drunk By BEN LOCKHART Standard-Examiner staff OGDEN — A jail sentence was handed down Wednesday for the Marriott-Slaterville woman who got her disabled 3-year-old daughter drunk to the point of unconsciousness last year. Raquel Grilho Borce was sentenced to one year in the Weber County Jail and three years of probation for inflicting serious injury on her daughter, Le'A Silva, by committing child abuse. Borce, who was out of custody at the time of the hearing, cried quietly throughout her sentencing. She was immediately taken into police custody after 2nd District Judge Brent West imposed her jail term. In April 2013, paramedics Borce found Silva unresponsive inside her mother's apartment at 1045 S. 1200 West in Marriott-Slaterville. She was transported to Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City with an unsafe level of blood alcohol content. Borce, 33, was charged with second- degree felony abuse later that year and pleaded no contest to the allegation in September. The child eventually recovered from the incident. SEE VIDEO ONLINE www.standard.net The now 5-year-old suffers from advanced cerebral palsy, is wheelchair-bound and requires a feeding tube. She, her father and several family members were present at Wednesday's sentencing, as were members of Bikers Against Child Abuse. Paul Silva, Le'A's father, told reporters it was satisfying to see Borce sent to jail. "A bad person's off the street and won't do it to any kid," he said, adding that his daughter was given so much alcohol that she became comatose. "I mean, she deserves more (jail time), but... my daughter's with me, that's all that matters." Borce resented having to take care of her disabled daughter, according to Paul Silva. "She likes to go out and have fun and party and not have something holding her back and (keeping her) at home." Borce's attorney Paul Remy said Borce's reaction to her daughter's condition indicated there was more to what happened than what is included in the accusations. There were other people who could have possibly harmed Le'A Silva, he said. Borce sought help for her daughter, Remy added, and was baffled at what had happened to her. "She was looking for any answer she could find," Remy said. "(However), she has acknowledged it was on her watch.... We're requesting some leniency." West, however, suggested no prison time for the felony was already le nient and proceeded with the jail sentence. "The bottom line is, this did occur while (Borce) was responsible for her (daughter)," West said. Contact reporter Ben Lockhart at 801-625-4221 or blockhart@standard.net. Follow him on Twitter at @SE_Lockhart. Like his Facebook page at www.facebook.com/block- hartSE.