Mom Sentenced to Die for Killing Son

A jury sentenced a Dallas mother to die by lethal injection for stabbing her 5-year-old son to death. Darlie Routier, 27, showed little emotion, but kept her head down when the decision was read. “She’s not going to give the satisfaction of showing a reaction,” Prosecutor Toby Shook said. Defense attorneys said they had prepared her for the jury’s decision. Family members wept softly as they left the courtroom, but refused to comment. Routier was convicted of capital murder in the killing of son Damon and faces another murder charge in the murder of son Devon, 6.