Courjault

Courjault had faced a maximum life sentence for the triple infanticide, but prosecutors sought 10 years in their closing arguments before the criminal court in Tours, central France.

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What's more, Courjault admitted she and her husband had agreed that they did not want any more children and that she wore loose fitting clothing to hide the pregnancies from her husband and others.

The American Spectator 2009

Taking the stand in the courtroom in the central city of Tours, Courjault - who has spent three years in pre-trial detention - appeared physically frail and anxious, struggling with erratic breathing.

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But the prosecutor in the case on Wednesday had recommended Courjault be given a 10-year prison sentence.

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After DNA testing confirmed her maternity, Madame Courjault confessed to having suffocated the children, the first in 2002, and the second in 2003.

The American Spectator 2009

Yet despite her confession and statements that undermined her psychological disorder defense, Madame Courjault will serve only 8 years -- less than 3 years per murder -- instead of the life sentence she might have received.

The American Spectator 2009

Courjault has told psychiatrists she could not accept the pregnancies.

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Courjault, who kept the three pregnancies hidden from her husband and entire family, had faced a maximum life sentence for the triple infanticide, but prosecutors finally sought 10 years.

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But the prosecutor in the case on Wednesday had recommended Courjault be given a 10-year-prison sentence.

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I am here to support the woman I love, "Courjault told reporters as he arrived in court.

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