The goat mother intentionally left her seven children alone at their house, even though they were all young and the environment was unsafe. Since the mother left the house, that was the actus reus. The goat mother warned the kids about the wolf, saying that they would not be able to defend themselves if he entered their home “Be on your guard for the wolf. If he gets in, he will eat up all of …show more content…
For torture, she would not receive a sentence "exceeding fourteen years". Because there were witnesses and victims to both the torture and endangerment, it would not be difficult to convict the mother of the crimes she committed. However, the witnesses of the torture were her children who were rescued after she abandoned them and put them at risk of being eaten. The children’s opinion on the mother could certainly be biased on how long their mother should go to jail for depending on if they were the ones who were eaten, or the one who rescued them. Nonetheless, the mother could get at least 19 years in