Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Maryland mom who killed son agonized over school costs

By: Associated Press, INFORUM
Published August 08, 2011, 04:55 PM

WASHINGTON — Ben Barnhard finally had reason to be optimistic this summer: The 13-year-old shed more than 100 pounds at a rigorous weight-loss academy, a proud achievement for a boy who had endured classmates’ taunts about his obesity and who had sought solace in the quiet of his bedroom, with his pet black cat and the intricate origami designs he created.

But one month before school was to start for the special-needs teen, his mother, psychiatrist Margaret Jensvold, shot him in the head, then killed herself.

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This is one of those stories that needs no additional comment from me.  I would say that I have met only one psychiatrist who was NOT a moron and a communist.

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