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An Ohio woman received a life sentence without the possibility of parole for fatally stabbing a 3-year-old boy outside a grocery store, in an attack that also injured the child’s mother.

Bionca Ellis, 34, of Cleveland, reportedly showed no emotion as Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge John Russo handed down her sentence for the June 2024 attack that killed 3-year-old Julian Wood and injured his mother, 37-year-old Margot Wood, according to The Assocaited Press.

"I have seen unimaginable acts of violence — but this is among the most heartbreaking," prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley said in a statement. "Bionca Ellis’ horrific actions warrant nothing less than life without parole."

A jury found Ellis guilty of aggravated murder

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