German convicted over baby deaths

I am not sure what I find more disturbing about this article, the fact that someone would be so morally bankrupt as to do something like this, or the fact that in Germany this is only worth 15 years. At least they are consistent. After all, this is the same country that initially put a cannibal away for only eight years because the victim "wanted to die". Meiwes eventually got the sentence he deserved (well, considering Germany doesn't have the death penalty). I have less hope for this case. After all, had she done this before the baby was actually born, the murders would have been perfectly legal...

Update: The article has been expanded since the "Breaking News" article this morning. Now I have even more questions and comments.

A jobless dental assistant, Mrs Hilschenz did not give evidence at her trial but had previously told investigators she did not harm the babies, but let them die after giving birth alone.

Excuse me? Last time I checked, letting your babies die is harming them. This is one screwed up world if someone can say they didn't harm their baby but just let it die. What the hell is wrong with these people?

She said she already had three children, and her husband did not want any more babies.

Ever heard of birth control? Condoms usually work. Vasectomies work. Should have probably looked into that a bit, eh?

Mrs Hilschenz's husband, relatives and neighbours all said they had been unaware of her pregnancies.

Really? Are they stupid? Blind? Look at the picture. She isn't fat or anything. You would think hiding a pregnancy would be very, very difficult.