We are talking about a horrible, premeditated crime: a man was drugged, strangled, and dismembered, yet one of the alleged perpetrators gets to live outside of a cell. Mailyn Castro Monsalvo, 30, was accused, along with her mother‐in‐law, of killing Alessandro Venier, but was transferred not to jail but rather a protected facility in Venice for mothers with infants under one year of age, a law passed in April 2023.
Make no mistake: it is not a free one. She is in custody in a community home and not confined behind walls, but is still in the best position to care for her daughter, now six months. People, rightfully, ask, would a father given the same horrible situation be treated the same? No father, regardless of how old the child is, would fit this criteria for this custodial escape.
The law was made so that mother–child bonds can be maintained. In a situation of multiple aggravation factors (premeditation, the presence of an infant and grotesque dismemberment), it reeks of gender bias. Meanwhile, the mother of the victim remains incarcerated, without any such protection.
It's fine to advocate for the best interests of an infant, but it's something entirely different to provide someone alleged to commit egregious violence an opportunity to essentially live outside the custody of the state. You can bet that a man wouldn't have that opportunity.
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