Holly, It’s apparent from your comment that you either didn’t read the article or didn’t comprehend what you read. She wasn’t “left” to stay with her mother, she chose to move there and he was actually helping her move. You’re hoping that “her mother can keep the baby for her and he does not get custody” - that would be rather difficult since HE’S DEAD. Your typical knee-jerk reaction of believing all women regardless of circumstances has no place in a fair and just society. Is it possible that he was abusive and she acted in self defense? Absolutely. Is it also possible that she was willing to resort to whatever means necessary - including murder - to avoid sharing custody of the child with him? Again, absolutely. Since none of us were present at the trial and have no knowledge whatsoever of the evidence presented, there is no way we can make an informed decision on the appropriateness of the sentence. If there’s one thing that I’ve learned from my nearly seven decades on this planet, it’s that there’s no shortage of evil in people, and that men and women are equally prone to it. To believe otherwise is to ignore reality.