‘Monster’: Mum jailed after killing her two children aged 4 and 8

The eldest child of a woman convicted of murdering her two young kids has labelled his mother a “monster” over her horror crime.

A US woman will spend the rest of her life in prison for the barbaric deaths of her two young children.

Lisa Snyder, 41, was convicted last month of two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Brinley, 4, and Conner, 8 in September 2019.

The brother and sister were both found dead in the basement of their family home, about 100kms northwest of Philadelphia. Although the kids were taken to the hospital, they died three days later after being taken off life support.

Snyder had no visible reaction during sentencing in which she received two life sentences without the possibility of parole, the New York Post reports.

She also received an additional 8.5 to 17 years on child endangerment and evidence-tampering convictions.

Brinley (R), 4, and Conner (L), 8, were killed by their mother in September 2019. Picture: Facebook

Meanwhile, President Judge Theresa Johnson called the crime the most violent murder she had ever seen during her time on the bench and slammed Snyder for showing no remorse, AP reports.

Snyder’s surviving son, Owen, 22, called her a “monster” and said he no longer considered her his mother while testifying against her in September.

“I just don’t see her as my mother anymore,” he said as Snyder sobbed, according to one local news outlet.

Lisa Snyder, 41, was sentenced to two life sentences without the possibility of parole. Picture: Facebook

Snyder’s surviving son, Owen, 22, called her a ‘monster’. Picture: Facebook

The eldest son also denied his mother’s claims that his younger brother Conner was depressed because he was being bullied at school, which drove him to take his own life and that of his sister, Brinley.

“He was a happy-go-lucky kid,” Owen said. “He always wanted to be doing something. He was always playing with his little sister.”

Authorities also found no evidence to support Snyder’s claim, and an occupational therapist testified Conner wasn’t physically capable of causing those kinds of injuries to himself or his sister.

She tried to claim Brinley had killed himself and his little sister, but the judge said it was the most violent murder she had ever seen. Picture: Facebook

Police also cited evidence from Snyder’s phone — which included incriminating Google searches — as well as her recent watch history, which included the true crime show “Almost Got Away With It” mere days before her children were murdered.

The defence unsuccessfully sought an acquittal, saying the case hinged upon little more than “guesswork”.

Snyder’s legal team wanted to plead no contest but mentally ill to third-degree murder, but the judge rejected the plea agreement.

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission

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