The way i feel about such stories, if a man beats a woman to death or an adult (man or woman) kills a child, then i hear about the mental problem or the drug problem etc etc, it only makes me more angry towards that person.
There is just something about the strong destroying the weak and helpless that cannot be excused under any circumstance.
There was another story (not linked) where a retarded man killed a child. I dunno, being retarded, drugs or or mentally ill or whatever, an adult that deliberately kills a child, i feel like they should be stood in front of a flame thrower - or that perhaps might be too quick!
A man that beats his wife, take him down to the local boxing ring and stand him in for all the boxing practice the professional boxers need and let the guy get the shit beaten out of him for a couple of weeks. If the guy falls down, tie him to a pole. These kind of men understand only 1 thing, and I'm sure the guys down at the boxing ring would be more than happy to provide it!!!