Chapter 14 - The Final Sentence
One year later.
The day of Sarah’s final sentencing arrived. The courtroom was dead silent as the judge read the long list of guilty verdicts returned by the jury: Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, Child Endangerment, Fraud, and Unlawful Dosing.
The judge looked down from his bench at Sarah, who stood frozen in her orange jumpsuit.
“Sarah Vance,” the judge said, his voice cold and unwavering. “Your actions represent the most heinous breach of trust imaginable—the deliberate, slow poisoning of an innocent six-year-old child for financial gain. You showed no remorse, no humanity, and no mercy.”
The judge paused, adjusting his papers.
“I sentence you to twenty-eight years in state prison without the possibility of parole for twenty years.”
BANG!
The gavel struck the block.
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Sarah collapsed into her chair, sobbing bitterly as the reality of spending the prime of her life behind iron bars finally crushed her soul. Marcus stood among the gallery, feeling a profound wave of relief wash over him. Justice had finally been delivered.
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