A Houston lawyer who slipped his estranged wife abortion-inducing drugs after learning about her third pregnancy was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 10 years on probation.
Mason Herring, 39, pleaded guilty Wednesday to injury to a child and assault of a pregnant person.
The lawyer, founder and managing partner of the Herring Law Firm had initially been charged with felony assault to induce abortion.
His wife Catherine Herring, who has filed for divorce, told the courtroom the sentence was too lenient, saying “I do not believe that 180 days is justice for attempting to kill your child seven separate times.”
She told the courtroom their third child, a 1-year-old girl, was born 10 weeks premature, has developmental delays, and goes to therapy eight times a week.
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The pair had already been separated and attending marriage counseling to try and repair their relationship when she admitted to being pregnant with their third child.