and how many of them have died torturous deaths at the hands of fellow inmates, I'd think the death penalty would be a lesser tormenting punishment than a life imprisonment. Besides even if he didn't intend on killing her, he still committed a crime that warrants capital punishment in many parts of the world!
However I do acknowledge I am not a learned judge.. just an emotional mother, and thankfully not tried with the agony the baby's mom is in today! So really neither can I say with certainty that my judgement of what the criminal deserves is correct, nor can I say what I would have done if in the unfortunate mother's position!