Kelli Rai Stapleton, 46, admitted to driving her daughter Isabelle, now 15, to an isolated spot in rural Michigan, giving her a sleep-inducing drug and placing two charcoal-burning grills insider their van. She claimed that she had been at her wits ends after years of violent attacks and a failure to find affordable and effective treatment.
Both survived the attack, but Isabelle was in a coma for four days and suffered brain damage. She largely recovered, although she still has memory loss and problems with balance.
