Chapter 21 - Miranda’s Sentence
Miranda’s criminal case concluded after Luca’s birth.
She entered a plea to a felony child-endangerment-related offense tied to intentionally kicking Daphne near the staircase, with a separate misdemeanor assault count resolved within the agreement.
No attempted murder.
No life sentence.
No pretending lack of fracture made it trivial.
The court considered:
Video.
Her statement.
The staircase location.
The cruel remark about Daphne’s deceased mother.
Lack of prior criminal history.
Psychological evaluation.
Her later cooperation.
Sentence:
Four months in county custody, with standard credit and eligibility rules.
Three years probation.
Mandatory individual therapy focused on aggression, control, and family boundaries.
No contact with Daphne unless a family court later approved and Daphne’s clinicians agreed.
Parenting education as relevant to Luca.
No weapons-related issue.
No organized-crime subplot.
Just a woman who committed a serious act against a child.
Miranda cried during sentencing.
Daphne was not present.
Good.
A child does not need to watch an adult receive punishment to validate what happened.
I submitted no theatrical victim statement about destroying Miranda.
My statement focused on Daphne’s fear and the ongoing need for boundaries.
Miranda addressed the court:
“I kicked a seven-year-old child because I was angry at what she represented to me.”
Direct.
Then:
“She did not cause my anger.”
That mattered.
No forgiveness request.
The judge accepted plea.
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The system moved.
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