Mother Who Killed Her Baby Ruled Mentally Ill
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A mother who repeatedly swung her 7-month-old daughter headfirst into a sidewalk was found not responsible for the baby’s death because she was mentally ill.
Kirsten Vanderlinde, 36, will likely spend years in a psychiatric institution, her attorney said in Buffalo after Erie County Judge Shirley Troutman issued the verdict.
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