Pregnant Woman Hides a Recorder Inside a Milk Bottle—Then Her Investigator Brother Arrives Seconds Before the Nanny Strikes Again
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Chapter 25 - THE VERDICTDana was convicted on the principal assault-related offense tied to the bottle attack and on a child-endangerment-related count supported by evidence concerning conduct in our household.
She was acquitted on one more aggravated theory that required a level of specific intent the jury did not find proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
No attempted-murder conviction.
No claim she deliberately tried to kill my unborn son.
The evidence supported deliberate violence.
Not a precise plan for death.
Sentencing came later.
A meaningful custodial sentence.
Supervision afterward.
Restrictions relevant to childcare.
Treatment requirements.
Restitution for proven losses.
No life sentence.
No fantasy.
Luke’s misdemeanor diversion continued separately.
He sat beside me after the verdict.
“I still shouldn’t have hit her.”
“I know.”
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“Are you ever going to stop saying that?”
“No.”
