Those little ones were horrified beyond belief and their natural survival instincts, except for the infant, kicked in, but they were no match for that creature called mom. Since the 7 year old tried to escape from the house . . . I just cannot imagine their horror....it's just incomprehensible to me what they must have been feeling and thinking, especially the oldest one....trying to run from his life from the one whom he should least be afraid of in the whole world......brings tears to my eyes to think of that....and leaves me speechless.
Not to make light of your sympathy for the children, but the important thing is that the jury had tears in their eyes and then they found her guilty.