In a poignant courtroom session on Monday morning, a judge dealt the maximum sentence to a woman involved in a tragic and unprovoked killing of a 3-year-old boy in an Ohio grocery store parking lot last summer. The incident has deeply shaken the Cleveland community.

Earlier this month, Bionca Ellis faced conviction on multiple charges, with aggravated murder being the most severe. In response, the court has imposed a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the 34-year-old.

Throughout the trial, Ellis chose not to take the stand in her defense. Her legal team had entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, asserting that Ellis had long battled mental health issues and was not in a sound state of mind when the crime occurred.