German mother jailed for killing eight babies

A German woman was today convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing eight of her newborn babies.

Sabine Hilschinz, 40, was given the maximum sentence after the court in Frankfurt an der Oder found her guilty of eight counts of manslaughter. She also was suspected in the death of a ninth child in 1988, but the statue of limitations does not allow for that case to be tried.