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Mom of slain girls relieved legal process is done

By: Associated Press//July 16, 2013//

Mom of slain girls relieved legal process is done

By: Associated Press//July 16, 2013//

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Attorney John Kucinski, left, turns to ask the Schaffhausen family if they were going to speak during the sentencing of his client, Aaron Schaffhausen, right, Monday, July 15, 2013, in Hudson, Wis. Schaffhausen, who killed his three daughters last year in an act of revenge against his ex-wife, was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Elizabeth Flores)
Attorney John Kucinski asks the Schaffhausen family if they were going to speak during the sentencing of his client, Aaron Schaffhausen, on Monday in Hudson. Schaffhausen, who killed his three daughters last year in an act of revenge against his ex-wife, was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Elizabeth Flores)

RIVER FALLS, Wis. (AP) — The mother of three young girls killed by their father says she’s relieved he has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison.

Jessica Schaffhausen tells KSTP-TV she feels safer and more confident now that her ex-husband, Aaron Schaffhausen, has been sentenced to prison with no chance of parole.

Aaron Schaffhausen admitted killing 11-year-old Amara, 8-year-old Sophie and 5-year-old Cecilia at their River Falls home in July 2012 to hurt his ex-wife, but argued he had a mental defect that kept him from knowing it was wrong. A jury found he was sane.

Jessica Schaffhausen says that now she can forget about her ex-husband and focus on living her life to honor her daughters.

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