(CBS DETROIT) - The mother of a Howell toddler who died after ... calling the incident an "unimaginably tragic event" and begged mercy from the judge, who was visibly emotional as he spoke.

Donna Major's husband Danny Jenkins and daughters Heather Turner and Katie Jenkins called out President Biden for commuting the death sentence of her murderer Brandon Council.

She added that it had been a "very sad case" and described it as a "mercy killing ... "Call the police, I've just killed my mother." Essex Police said he "calmly remained inside the care home ...