Ruling Expected On Mentally Ill Mom Who Drove Kids Into Ocean DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A judge is expected to decide whether a mother who pleaded insanity to charges of driving her three children into the ocean off Daytona Beach should be involuntarily hospitalized for mental health treatment or released under supervision.
After two days of testimony last week, Judge Leah Case said she would give her decision Tuesday. Case previously ruled that Ebony Wilkerson was not guilty by reason of insanity on charges of child abuse, and prosecutors dropped attempted murder charges. Attorneys for the 33-year-old Wilkerson presented testimony from her doctor and others who said she has progressed in the nine months since driving into the ocean. The South Carolina woman also testified that she recognizes she is mentally ill and wants to do whatever is necessary to get better.
Prosecutors contend she still needs in-patient hospital care.
After two days of testimony last week, Judge Leah Case said she would give her decision Tuesday. Case previously ruled that Ebony Wilkerson was not guilty by reason of insanity on charges of child abuse, and prosecutors dropped attempted murder charges. Attorneys for the 33-year-old Wilkerson presented testimony from her doctor and others who said she has progressed in the nine months since driving into the ocean. The South Carolina woman also testified that she recognizes she is mentally ill and wants to do whatever is necessary to get better.
Prosecutors contend she still needs in-patient hospital care.
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