Awful story, but I'm not sure we should be so quick to rush to judgement. Generally, infanticide is not caused by people being morally weak, or "bad" people, but by post-partum psychosis, an extreme form of post-partum depression that can lead to delusions and hallucinations and often cause women to harm themselves or their baby. It's a problem that society needs to be more aware of.
It's the one time where "temporary insanity" isn't a made-up defense--for some mothers it's completely legitimate. And when you think about it, what mentally healthy person would harm their own child?
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