Psycho who slaughtered toddler in front of his mom then laughed in court gets life in prison

Deranged child killer Bionca Ellis, who hacked a 3-year-old boy to death in a shopping cart as his mother unloaded groceries at an Ohio supermarket, will die in prison, a judge ruled.

Ellis, 34, who went viral for her smiling and grinning for the camera during a court appearance soon the killing, looked miserable as Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge John Russo slapped her with the maximum penalty.

Bionca Ellis is seen smiling in court in June 2024. WKYC Channel 3/YouTube

A jury rejected her insanity defense for the ghastly murder of young Julian Wood, who she viciously stabbed in the face and back with a pair of stolen butcher knives in the parking lot of a Giant Eagle grocery store in suburban Cleveland in June 2024.

The boy’s mother, Margot, was also injured as she frantically tried to save her son pull him out of the shopping cart during the attack, the court heard.

Three-year-old Julian Wood was killed by Ellis in front of his mother. Nasja Aude/GoFundMe

The attack lasted just five seconds, and Ellis was arrested moments later.

During the hearing, Julian’s father, Jared, described his son as “funny, outgoing, fearless” and “full of life, love and laughter” and called Ellis a “monster.”

Margot also spoke at the hearing, staring directly at Ellis and telling her “I hate you with every fiber of my being.”

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