Murder might be considered a more "normal" way for this mother to have dealt with a baby (and by the way the don't know the baby was crying when the mom did these things) but decapitating and eating the baby's brain and toes is beyond rage or normal homicidal behaviour. I certainly hope that she receives a Yates defense.
Mental illness is just as real as diabetes, alzheimers, chicken pox, etc... and it will be a good day when everyone realizes this.
I agree. If she had smothered/beaten/strangled the baby to death, I could easily question a PPP defense as someone taking advantage of a dx to cover up a frustrated rage (or even a calculated murder to "get back" at the father). However, the circumstances, as heinous as they are, do seem to testify to just how deeply insane she was.
Still, I can totally understand the rage and disgust people are feeling on this thread on a gut level, so I am not sure what to say about this case. I know for one thing that this lady should likely never reproduce again, and I hope she is put some place where she can be treated.