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'A cry from the council estate' - the trans teen drama that pulls no punches
What It Feels Like For A Girl. A fairly innocuous title for a teen TV series, right? But the stars of BBC Three's new drama say it's taken on a deeper resonance since the show was filmed last year. That's because it's a coming-of-age story about a gender-questioning teenager growing up in a working class town near Nottingham. And it's hitting our screens just a few weeks after the Supreme Court ruled that the terms "woman" and "sex" in the 2010 Equality Act "refer to a biological woman and biological sex". While some groups have celebrated the decision, some trans campaigners have expressed dismay. Given the court's ruling, even the title of the drama is divisive. Some will take issue with it as it is inspired by the autobiography of the same name from trans writer, journalist and trans rights campaigner Paris Lees. And that's because they believe that Lees isn't a woman - and that the Supreme Court judgement supports them. Hannah Jones, who plays sharp-tongued trans sex worker Sasha in the series, acknowledges the timing: "The title of our show changed overnight. You know, the whole meaning of it is exactly what is going on in the news right now. What does it feel like for a girl? The trans narrative is so different for so many people." Maya Forstater, who set up the campaign group Sex Matters, has told the BBC she strongly opposes the drama's narrative: "Presenting the idea of an effeminate boy 'becoming a girl' as an edgy coming-of-age story is presenting delusion as self-discovery." The series is a raw, hedonistic, brutal - but often hilarious - tale of Byron (Ellis Howard), a 15-year-old boy who is trying to find his identity and is desperate to escape the small-mindedness of his home town. In the heady days of the early 2000s, the teen (based on Lees) is taken under the wing of "The Fallen Divas" while clubbing in Nottingham, a group of hedonistic, anarchic outsiders who soon become a second family. But beyond the hardcore party lifestyle, the dark underbelly of an exploitative sex work industry lures Byron in. Local drug dealer Liam - played by Jake Dunn - is an intoxicating influence on Byron, embarking on an underage relationship with this young wannabee while also enticing the youngster into selling sex. Grooming and child abuse are a constant backdrop. "Essentially, he's Byron's pimp," explains Dunn. As can be the case in such instances, Byron is attracted to what he sees as someone with power, his own flat and independence - something he wants himself. "He [Liam] is very enigmatic," explains Dunn. "They [he and Byron] actually share a very similar back story. They sort of become magnetised to each other. [It's like] watching an unstoppable force meet an immovable object. "Part of Liam's obsession and desire towards Byron is because Byron reminds Liam of Liam at that age." Dunn, who hails from Nottingham himself, based Liam "off of two people I knew from Nottingham and a lad from Derby who really stuck in my head when I was a teenager, their voices and the way they acted". He adds: "At times Liam does feel very vulnerable in a strange way, and then he's also really hardened. And I think when you're working class from a place with no prospects, you're a survivalist and you'll do anything. "He looks out for himself in a way that is really scary and coercive." The drama also doesn't shy away from a serious crime committed by Liam and Byron (which led to serious consequences for Lees in real life as a teenager). Lees has previously said that, "for me, personally, the much more interesting journey of this book is the class transition", having become middle class in later life, after growing up working class. "I was living in a different city, I had a different accent, I had a different way of making money, shall we say, a different set of friends. I can't connect that with my life today. And a lot of it is the class thing," Lees told the Guardian in 2021. Dunn says of the drama: "The most exciting intersectionality of it is with the working class. What is that experience going to be for you if you are trans... and you are poor? What is the survivalist mechanism that exists for those people? "It's a hard watch but at no point did the humour leave, at no point did the heart leave. And that's a testament to Paris's life." In a Huffington Post interview in 2019, Lees acknowledged things were easier for her in later life. "I'm probably one of the most privileged trans women in Britain. If you're a LGBTQ kid in a council estate in Manchester and you're getting bullied every time you leave the house, you feel like it's not safe to go to school, and you're seeing all of this horrible stuff in the press – how is that going to make you feel?" Ellis Howard concurs, and says of the book: "I feel like it's a real cry from the council estate. "So you come out swinging as an actor because of how authentic the book is in terms of Paris's experience." Byron lives a very split existence, navigating a difficult home life with a macho father alongside a dangerous, illegal lifestyle on the outside. Things get more challenging when, as an older teenager, Byron begins to transition. There is one stalwart ally in the family though, Byron's beloved granny played by Hannah Walters, who co-produced hit show Adolescence alongside husband Stephen Graham. "We spoke a lot about code switching," Howard tells me. Code switching is the act of changing one's environment to fit in in certain environments. "I think it really highlights the pockets of Byron's life, where Byron is allowed to be who they are and where they aren't, or where they feel comfortable and safe enough to be," Howard says. "You can't do that if you just see all of the the glam and the chaos... we all have to come home, and what does that look like, and how does that feel? And I think it's incredibly pertinent for when someone is trying to figure out who they are. "When you taste authenticity, or when you collide into yourself - once you feel like that, you don't want to ever let it go." He adds that he has experienced this himself. "I feel like that as a queer person. Once you've felt liberation, one never wants to walk backwards, and so to be forced to is such an awful and really draining experience, but I think one that is really important to show on television, because it then begs the question of why our society forces people to do that." The trans teen drama comes in the wake of the UK Supreme Court ruling in April this year, that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law. The campaign group For Women Scotland had brought a case against the Scottish government arguing that sex-based protections should only apply to people who are born female. The Scottish government had argued in court that transgender people with a gender recognition certificate were entitled to the same sex-based protections as biological women - but it was defeated. Since the decision, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued interim guidance for England, Scotland and Wales for places such as hospitals, shops and restaurants, that says "trans women (biological men) should not be permitted to use the women's facilities". However, part of the Supreme Court judgement stressed that the law still gives protection against discrimination to transgender people. The EHRC also states that trans people should not be left without any facilities to use. Following the Supreme Court ruling, Sex Matters' Maya Forstater, said: "I think every organisation is going to have to tear up their policies and start again. It's much simpler than people have thought. There are men, there are women, there are spaces and services that are for men and women - most spaces and services. "And then there are things that are single sex – and when things are single sex, it's not the start of a negotiation." Laquarn Lewis, who plays the indefatigable Fallen Diva Lady Die in What If Feels Like For a Girl, says the show's characters are "just rebelling against how society is telling them they should be". "And that's exactly what we have to do with the recent law that's just been announced, we have to just rebel. Human rights must exist. The last thing we need to do is focus on such a small demographic who are a minority and just ostracise them and make them feel targeted and become victims." Howard is hopeful the show will be something of a beacon. "It's a really scary time in our culture, politically, and so hopefully what the show does is provides relief, but also community. Because I think we need community. We need structure and safety now more than ever." What It Feels Like For A Girl will be on BBC iPlayer and BBC Three from 3 June.
BBC News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
What It Feels Like For A Girl: Trans teen drama based on Paris Lees memoir pulls no punches
What It Feels Like For A Girl. A fairly innocuous title for a teen TV series, right? But the stars of BBC Three's new drama say it's taken on a deeper resonance since the show was filmed last because it's a coming-of-age story about a gender-questioning teenager growing up in a working class town near Nottingham. And it's hitting our screens just a few weeks after the Supreme Court ruled that the terms "woman" and "sex" in the 2010 Equality Act "refer to a biological woman and biological sex".While some groups have celebrated the decision, some trans campaigners have expressed the court's ruling, even the title of the drama is divisive. Some will take issue with it as it is inspired by the autobiography of the same name from trans writer, journalist and trans rights campaigner Paris Lees. And that's because they believe that Lees isn't a woman - and that the Supreme Court judgement supports Jones, who plays sharp-tongued trans sex worker Sasha in the series, acknowledges the timing: "The title of our show changed overnight. You know, the whole meaning of it is exactly what is going on in the news right now. What does it feel like for a girl? The trans narrative is so different for so many people."Maya Forstater, who set up the campaign group Sex Matters, has told the BBC she strongly opposes the drama's narrative: "Presenting the idea of an effeminate boy 'becoming a girl' as an edgy coming-of-age story is presenting delusion as self-discovery."The series is a raw, hedonistic, brutal - but often hilarious - tale of Byron (Ellis Howard), a 15-year-old boy who is trying to find his identity and is desperate to escape the small-mindedness of his home the heady days of the early 2000s, the teen (based on Lees) is taken under the wing of "The Fallen Divas" while clubbing in Nottingham, a group of hedonistic, anarchic outsiders who soon become a second family. But beyond the hardcore party lifestyle, the dark underbelly of an exploitative sex work industry lures Byron in. Local drug dealer Liam - played by Jake Dunn - is an intoxicating influence on Byron, embarking on an underage relationship with this young wannabee while also enticing the youngster into selling sex. Grooming and child abuse are a constant backdrop."Essentially, he's Byron's pimp," explains can be the case in such instances, Byron is attracted to what he sees as someone with power, his own flat and independence - something he wants himself. "He [Liam] is very enigmatic," explains Dunn."They [he and Byron] actually share a very similar back story. They sort of become magnetised to each other. [It's like] watching an unstoppable force meet an immovable object."Part of Liam's obsession and desire towards Byron is because Byron reminds Liam of Liam at that age."Dunn, who hails from Nottingham himself, based Liam "off of two people I knew from Nottingham and a lad from Derby who really stuck in my head when I was a teenager, their voices and the way they acted". He adds: "At times Liam does feel very vulnerable in a strange way, and then he's also really hardened. And I think when you're working class from a place with no prospects, you're a survivalist and you'll do anything."He looks out for himself in a way that is really scary and coercive."The drama also doesn't shy away from a serious crime committed by Liam and Byron (which led to serious consequences for Lees in real life as a teenager). Lees has previously said that, "for me, personally, the much more interesting journey of this book is the class transition", having become middle class in later life, after growing up working class."I was living in a different city, I had a different accent, I had a different way of making money, shall we say, a different set of friends. I can't connect that with my life today. And a lot of it is the class thing," Lees told the Guardian in says of the drama: "The most exciting intersectionality of it is with the working class. What is that experience going to be for you if you are trans... and you are poor? What is the survivalist mechanism that exists for those people?"It's a hard watch but at no point did the humour leave, at no point did the heart leave. And that's a testament to Paris's life."In a Huffington Post interview in 2019, Lees acknowledged things were easier for her in later life."I'm probably one of the most privileged trans women in Britain. If you're a LGBTQ kid in a council estate in Manchester and you're getting bullied every time you leave the house, you feel like it's not safe to go to school, and you're seeing all of this horrible stuff in the press – how is that going to make you feel?" Ellis Howard concurs, and says of the book: "I feel like it's a real cry from the council estate."So you come out swinging as an actor because of how authentic the book is in terms of Paris's experience."Byron lives a very split existence, navigating a difficult home life with a macho father alongside a dangerous, illegal lifestyle on the get more challenging when, as an older teenager, Byron begins to transition. There is one stalwart ally in the family though, Byron's beloved granny played by Hannah Walters, who co-produced hit show Adolescence alongside husband Stephen Graham."We spoke a lot about code switching," Howard tells me. Code switching is the act of changing one's environment to fit in in certain environments."I think it really highlights the pockets of Byron's life, where Byron is allowed to be who they are and where they aren't, or where they feel comfortable and safe enough to be," Howard says."You can't do that if you just see all of the the glam and the chaos... we all have to come home, and what does that look like, and how does that feel? And I think it's incredibly pertinent for when someone is trying to figure out who they are. "When you taste authenticity, or when you collide into yourself - once you feel like that, you don't want to ever let it go."He adds that he has experienced this himself."I feel like that as a queer person. Once you've felt liberation, one never wants to walk backwards, and so to be forced to is such an awful and really draining experience, but I think one that is really important to show on television, because it then begs the question of why our society forces people to do that." The trans teen drama comes in the wake of the UK Supreme Court ruling in April this year, that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities campaign group For Women Scotland had brought a case against the Scottish government arguing that sex-based protections should only apply to people who are born female. The Scottish government had argued in court that transgender people with a gender recognition certificate were entitled to the same sex-based protections as biological women - but it was the decision, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued interim guidance for England, Scotland and Wales for places such as hospitals, shops and restaurants, that says "trans women (biological men) should not be permitted to use the women's facilities". However, part of the Supreme Court judgement stressed that the law still gives protection against discrimination to transgender people. The EHRC also states that trans people should not be left without any facilities to the Supreme Court ruling, Sex Matters' Maya Forstater, said: "I think every organisation is going to have to tear up their policies and start again. It's much simpler than people have thought. There are men, there are women, there are spaces and services that are for men and women - most spaces and services. "And then there are things that are single sex – and when things are single sex, it's not the start of a negotiation."Laquarn Lewis, who plays the indefatigable Fallen Diva Lady Die in What If Feels Like For a Girl, says the show's characters are "just rebelling against how society is telling them they should be". "And that's exactly what we have to do with the recent law that's just been announced, we have to just rebel. Human rights must exist. The last thing we need to do is focus on such a small demographic who are a minority and just ostracise them and make them feel targeted and become victims."Howard is hopeful the show will be something of a beacon."It's a really scary time in our culture, politically, and so hopefully what the show does is provides relief, but also community. Because I think we need community. We need structure and safety now more than ever."What It Feels Like For A Girl will be on BBC iPlayer and BBC Three from 3 June.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
This Is the Fastest-Growing Town in the U.S.—and It's Being Praised for Its Affordability
What was once a quiet, rural outpost in Texas is now one of the fastest-growing towns in the nation—and it's struggling to keep up with the influx of residents. In just a year, Princeton, TX, about 40 miles from Dallas, has seen its population skyrocket, sparking a construction boom and pushing local leaders into overdrive to manage the rapid pace of growth. 'While Texas cities have been leading in population growth, Princeton's rapid ascent to the top spot was mostly unexpected,' the town's mayor, Eugene Escobar, tells Princeton's population grew 30.6% from July 2023 to July 2024, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau. This makes it the fastest-growing town in the nation with a population under 37,000. To put that growth in perspective, in 2020, the town had only 17,000 residents. In 2013, the area had only two traffic lights, Escobar adds. For new residents, Princeton's location adds to its appeal. 'Fast-growing Princeton offers buyers ample for-sale home options at a lower price tag than the nearby North Dallas suburbs and Dallas itself,' says Hannah Jones, senior economic research analyst at 'Buyers hoping to be on the north side of the Dallas metro can take advantage of low home prices in Princeton, without sacrificing access to the amenities and job opportunities in the ever-expanding greater Plano area.' With a median home list price of $337,000, Princeton is more affordable than the nearest large metro of Dallas ($437,000), but it also hits a lower price point than the neighboring towns of Allen ($549,700), McKinney ($550,000), Plano ($556,000), and Frisco ($727,000). Most homes for sale (96.1%) are single-family. There were 330 homes for sale in Princeton in April, up 72.9% year over year, and up from just 88 homes for sale in April 2019. Many of the listings are new construction with builders such as KB Home, DR Horton, and Starlight Homes (a subsidiary of Aston Woods) all creating new developments in recent years. Escobar credits the popularity of Princeton to its relative affordability, combined with its proximity to bigger cities with better job opportunities; nearby Lavon Lake, where many come to vacation; high-quality schools; and the area's 'small-town feel despite its growth.' The mayor says those moving in are mostly well-off, younger professionals. The city has a median household income of approximately $90,809, with a median age of 33.2 years—'indicating a youthful and economically active population.' 'Princeton is drawing a wide range of buyers,' Dallas-based , of Douglas Elliman, tells 'From young families priced out of Dallas' urban core to professionals seeking a lower cost of living without sacrificing access to job markets. We're also seeing buyers coming in from California, Illinois, and parts of the East Coast—markets where affordability and taxes have become pain points.' KB Home is one of many builders that have descended upon the once-sleepy town. It opened its 10-plan Princeton Estates there in 2024 and homes are still being built on site. 'Princeton is quickly emerging as one of the most desirable areas in Collin County, thanks to its highly rated schools, access to new jobs, and family-friendly atmosphere,' Marcia Dillon, president of KB Home's Dallas Division, tells Local real estate agent Jennifer Vokolek, of Re/Max DFW Associates, notes other reasons for the area's growth spurt: USDA financing (rural development); access to the new 402-acre EPIC Muslim community in unincorporated Collin and Hunt counties (which Gov. Greg Abbott opposes); and the large amount of new construction that can offer pricing incentives that older homes can't compete with. In fact, so many builders—and new residents—fell in love with Princeton that last year the town put a pause on new residential development to give time for infrastructure to catch up. 'The city is working on updating water and wastewater plans, improving road conditions, increasing public safety, and addressing development standards,' said the mayor's office of the construction pause (which does not affect commercial building). It also raised a $109 million bond program to benefit the city's parks. Despite the pause on new-home construction, the mayor noted that about 10,000 houses are in the pipeline. Still, there are signs things are slowing. The April 2025 median home list price was down 6.2% year over year, and houses are lingering longer on the market: 45 days, a 44% increase over last year. For example, a brand-new four-bedroom, 2.5-bath house (96% of listings are single-family) in the Princeton Estates built by KB Home has had its price slashed four times since February, from $387,259 to $357,444. (All four of the active Princeton Estates listings have seen price cuts.) Vokolek says the residential building moratorium pushed homebuyers into nearby towns Anna, Celina, and Melissa. Princeton isn't the only Texas town to see incredible growth. Other towns in the top 15 include Fulshear (26.9% increase in population); Celina (18.2%); Anna (14.6%); Fate (11.4%); Melissa (10%); and Hutto (9.4%). It's not only rural areas that saw growth. Big cities such as Houston, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Georgetown, and San Angelo also saw high population increases. In fact, almost all Texas cities with populations of 20,000 or more saw population increases from 2023 to 2024. Only nine areas in the Lone Star State lost residents, and the loss was less than 0.3% of their population. But it's not just cities in Texas experiencing a growth spurt. The Census Bureau lists plenty of other cities that saw significant growth in one year. Urban cores that had residents fleeing at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic are now seeing a reversal: New York City again tops the list of major cities adding residents, an increase of 87,184 from 2023 to 2024. Rounding out the top five gainers were: Houston (43,217), Los Angeles (31,276), San Antonio (23,945), and Fort Worth (23,442). Florida and Texas continue their major gains that started with the pandemic. Seven cities crossed the 100,000-population threshold, with five of them in those two states: Deltona, FL (population 100,513); Plantation, FL (100,694); Sunrise, FL (100,128); Georgetown, TX (101,344); and San Angelo, TX (100,159). Two others are in the West: Tracy, CA (100,136), and Federal Way, WA (100,252). 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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Realtor.com® Data Shows the "Pool Premium" Is More Than a Pandemic Trend
The typical home with a pool in April 2025 was priced at $599,000 and spanned 2,450 square feet, compared to $389,000 and 1,850 square feet for a home without a pool AUSTIN, Texas, May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As Memorial Day kicks off the summer season, a new analysis of listing data finds that while the pandemic-driven surge in swimming pool premiums has subsided, pools still command a significant price advantage, and the share of listings featuring pools reached an all-time high this April. As of April 2025, the price premium for a home with a pool stands at 54%, and the share of listings with pools reached an all-time high of 24.4%, with 333,000 homes featuring a pool, the highest number since March 2019. While this premium is down from the peak in January 2022, when the typical home with a pool boasted a 61% price premium, it is still a significant advantage. "During the pandemic, people were looking for ways to get more enjoyment out of their homes, and this surge in demand for features like pools, translated into a substantial 'pool premium,' where homes featuring a pool commanded significantly higher asking prices compared to their pool-less counterparts," said Hannah Jones, senior economic research analyst, "This trend peaked in January 2022, and although price premiums have normalized, the presence of a pool continues to drive a premium and be a popular item to include in listings as a home or community feature." Do Pools Drive Higher Listing Prices?Both homes with and without pools have seen substantial price increases since 2019. In 2019, the typical listing price for a home with a pool was $415,000. So far in 2025, the typical home with a pool was listed for $599,000, shy of the June 2024 peak of $599,900, but paving the way for near-record-high prices for homes with a pool later this summer when prices typically hit their annual peak. This upward trajectory underscores the overall appreciation of home values. Homes without a pool saw prices climb from $274,000 in 2019 to $389,000 in April 2025 (+42.0%), just lagging the appreciation of homes with a pool (+44.3%). Some of this trend may be attributed to the fact that homes with pools are generally larger than those without. Currently, the typical for-sale home with a pool is about 32.4%, or 600 square feet, larger than one without. In April 2025, the median price- per-square- foot of a home with a pool was $247, compared to $204 for a home without a pool. In April 2019, pool price- per-square- foot for a home with a pool was $162 and without a pool was $135. While prices have climbed across the board, the price gap between homes with and without pools, in percentage terms, has narrowed from its pandemic highs. According to Jones, "This doesn't necessarily mean pools are less valuable, but rather that the market's premium specifically for this amenity has softened." The shift in market dynamics from a hyper-competitive seller's market in 2022 to a more buyer-friendly environment in 2025 is a crucial factor influencing the pool premium. In 2022, buyers were often willing to pay a premium for desirable amenities in a market characterized by limited inventory and intense competition. Today, with more options available, buyers are likely to be more discerning and less willing to pay as much of a premium for a home with a pool. Consequently, sellers are adjusting their pricing expectations for homes with this feature. Where Are Pools Most Common?Pools tend to be most popular in hot climates like the South and the West, where inventory levels have picked up more significantly than in their cooler counterparts, which could be driving the share of listings with a pool higher, as well. This year, Miami, Phoenix, Orlando, Fla., Austin, Texas and Tampa, Fla., boast the highest share of homes listed with a swimming pool. Las Vegas, Houston, Nashville, Tenn., Indianapolis and Miami have seen the biggest increases in pool listings since 2019. Many of the metros that have seen the biggest increases in pool listings also have seen substantial new construction activity over the past six years, suggesting strong correlation between new development and the increasing availability of homes with pools, either private or within community amenity packages. Metros With Highest Share of Homes with Pool Listings in 2025 Percent Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Fla. 61.8 % Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, Ariz. 58.4 % Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Fla 55.3 % Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas 51.9 % Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. 47.6 % Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, N.V. 43.1 % Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. 41.0 % Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, Texas 38.8 % San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, Calif. 37.7 % Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Calif. 36.0 % Metros with Biggest Increase in Share of Pool Listings Since 2019 % in 2019 % in 2025 Vs 2019 (ppt inc) Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, N.V. 16.2 % 43.1 % +26.9 % Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, Texas 20.5 % 38.8 % +18.3 % Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tenn. 7.2 % 25.5 % +18.3 % Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, Ind. 1.7 % 16.4 % +14.7 % Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Fla. 49.5 % 61.8 % +12.3 % Raleigh-Cary, N.C. 26.3 % 35.9 % +9.6 % Denver-Aurora-Centennial, Colo. 15.9 % 24.9 % +9.0 % Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Penn. 8.5 % 17.0 % +8.5 % Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, Ariz. 50.0 % 58.4 % +8.4 % Cincinnati, Ohio 5.0 % 12.7 % +7.7 % 2025 and Beyond - Pools Remain an Asset, But Strategic Pricing is KeyWhile the extraordinary price premiums associated with swimming pools during the pandemic have softened, pools continue to be a valuable asset in the housing market. Homes with pools still command a significant price advantage over those without, both in absolute terms and on a price-per-square-foot basis. "Sellers should be mindful of the evolving market dynamics and avoid overpricing their properties based solely on the presence of a pool," said Jones. "The market is more sensitive to value today, and buyers have more choices. A strategic pricing approach that considers the current, more moderate pool premium, the size and overall condition of the home, and the specific characteristics of the local market is essential for a successful sale." MethodologyThis analysis is based on listing data for homes that indicate a swimming pool versus homes that do not. About pioneered online real estate and has been at the forefront for over 25 years, connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with trusted insights, professional guidance and powerful tools to help them find their perfect home. 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18-05-2025
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Cocoa woman gets prison time for enabling deadly abuse against her infant twins
A Cocoa woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for enabling child abuse that killed one of her 3-month-old twin daughters and sent the other twin to the hospital. Hannah Jones, 21, was arrested in October 2023. The twins' father, Quentin Smith, was also arrested. According to the state attorney's office of the 16th Judicial Circuit, Jones said she say Smith squeeze, hit and throw objects at the babies out of frustration, and that he picked them up by their limbs. Smith admitted to shaking, yanking and biting the twins on multiple occasions. Prosecutors say the couple never took the children to doctors for any reason. Jones pleaded no contest in February and was convicted of two counts of neglect of a child with great bodily harm. The state attorney's office said it made no plea offer in this case, and assistant state attorney Rebecca Price had asked for the maximum prison sentence of 30 years on the two charges. 'These babies came home from the hospital and spent their entire 2-1/2 months there in an abusive environment,' Price said at Jones' sentencing hearing on Thursday. 'It's only because one baby was found dead that morning that her sister lived.' Smith is still awaiting trial in the Brevard County jail. He faces two counts of aggravated child abuse by willful torture. The state attorney's office says the surviving twin has recovered and now lives safely with a relative. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
