Kathleen Pourciau, the mother of Bonnie Kate Pourciau Zoghbi, took the stand to testify about the impact of her daughter’s injury. (Read more here.)

After describing the life her daughter is living now with the injuries, Pourciau talked to Judge Samour directly about her dissatisfaction with the outcome of the trial. From the live blog:

When Bonnie Kate heard the life sentence announced two weeks ago “she was sobbing,” her mother said. She was shocked by both the sentence and the fact that she was so upset. “The message to the victims is that your pain, your loss isn’t really that important,” Pourciau said. “The message was that the state of Colorado values the life of a mass murderer than the people he murdered.” “How many people do you have to kill to get the death penalty?” Pourciau said. “Why do you even have a death penalty if you’re never willing to use it?” Pourciau asked what signal the life sentence sends to society about the value of human life. She called the life sentence “unsatisfactory.” “Victims and their families have now been traumatized twice,” Pourciau said.

After her testimony, Judge Samour responded. From the live blog: