Mother sentenced in French "freezer baby" trial

French woman who admitted killing three of her own babies was sentenced on Thursday to eight year...  More »

French woman who admitted killing three of her own babies was sentenced on Thursday to eight years in jail. Veronique Courjault had faced a possible life sentence after she admitted to smothering two baby boys born in secret at her expat home in South Korea in 2002 and 2003, and a third child born in France in 1999. Since she has served almost three years in pre-trial detention, Courjault could be eligible for parole under French law in as little as a year, her lawyers said.  « Less