At the sentencing hearing on Monday, in Ocala, Fla., the victim's mother, Pamela Dias, spoke of her four grandchildren. Susan took away their vibrant, young mother, she said, reading from an impact statement. Susan Lorincz shot their mother through a locked metal door.
Ms. Lorincz, who had not testified during her trial, stood after several witnesses spoke in her defense. Wearing a yellow jail jumpsuit, she spoke at length of her health issues, including a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder linked to childhood sex abuse. Then she apologized to Ms. Owens's family.
I am so sorry I took A.J.'s life. I never intended to kill her, she said. I could not understand why she was so angry.
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