Lisette Bamenga was convicted in
April of manslaughter in a nonjury trial. Her attorney says she suffered
from postpartum depression. Investigators say Bamenga acted in a
jealous rage after learning her boyfriend had fathered a child with
another woman.
Judge Martin Marcus says it was the
most difficult sentencing he’s done during his 27 years on the bench. He
gave her eight years each on two counts of manslaughter, but the
sentences will be concurrent.
Bamenga drowned
4-month-old Violet and 4-year-old Trevor in the bathtub in July 2012.
She also turned on the gas stove and slit her wrists.
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