It took a Schuylkill County jury just under two-and-a-half hours Wednesday to find a Mahanoy City woman guilty of third-degree murder in the death of 14-month-old Neveah A. Doyle on Jan. 10, 2016.

Pietrina C. Hoffman, 53, was immediately jailed without bail. President Judge William E. Baldwin ordered a pre-sentence investigation before he decides her punishment.In addition to the murder charge, the six-man, six-woman jury found Hoffman guilty of aggravated assault, persons not to possess or use firearms, endangering the welfare of children and two counts of recklessly endangering another person, and prohibited offensive weapons.The jury found her not guilty of possession of drug paraphernalia.Hoffman buried her face in her hands and shook her head as the verdicts were pronounced.Later, she sobbed as she embraced her husband and then a friend before sheriff's deputies handcuffed her and led her out of the courtroom.Before the day's proceedings began, the three had held hands in the empty courtroom as they prayed for help to get them through.District Attorney Christine A. Holman and Assistant District Attorney Debra A. Smith on the first day of the trial Tuesday called 10 witnesses, including Mahanoy City police officer Thomas Rentschler and forensic pathologist Neil A. Hoffman of Reading, Berks County, who performed the autopsy on Neveah.He determined Neveah had died of smothering by asphyxiation, by an adult falling on her and then staying on her for at least two minutes.Hoffman, who is also known as Pietrina C. Williams, was represented by public defender Kent D. Watkins.He did not called any witnesses, nor did he present any evidence.In his closing argument, Watkins told jurors that Hoffman had cared for Neveah and her 2½-year old sister, Annabelle "Cece" Williams, several days a week from their birth without any problems.A woman who once dated Hoffman's son was caring for the girls, and they considered Hoffman and her husband their grandparents.Watkins suggested Neveah's death was accidental.The toddler was sleeping on the living room floor next to a sofa where Hoffman, who told police she had taken a prescription muscle relaxer, morphine and a liquid sleep aid the night of Jan. 9, 2016, was sleeping.She discovered the baby dead the next day, most likely at about 5 a.m. But she went back to sleep and didn't wake until 2 p.m. Jan. 10. She said she "blacked out" and could not remember what happened."It's a sad case," Watkins told the jury. "What happened? Pietrina Hoffman doesn't know."He reminded jurors that Hoffman appeared confused in interviews with police, and was distraught after finding Neveah dead.In her closing argument, Holman unveiled a whiteboard on which she had written salient points of evidence, including the pathologists report, Hoffman's drug use, the timeline of events and other factors."It was a recipe for disaster," Holman said. "She ignored a sense of decency and did not apply common sense."