I think it's the end of a long week and my comprehension skills have already left for the weekend!

I saw the Defense was trying to use the excuse that the father was whacked out on Tramadol so wasn't really responsible. Considering how many young boys in the Gulf are addicted to that drug, and they manage to not murder their children, it hardly seems like much of an excuse. And the court I guess agreed.

Is it just a weird coincidence that both these cases involve a divorced father and an evil stepmother? Is this father's taking out their frustration against their ex-wives by proxy, or am I reading too much in to it?