Yes, I thot the same — she was sane, to avoid the hearing. How about the ‘mom’ whining that she couldn’t post bail. Yes, ma’am, that is what it is all about. Best thing you could do, for all of us, is leave him to rot in there.
What has had me perplexed for quite a while (not just in this case) is the question of “Why are people accused of violent crimes, murder in this case, even allowed the option of ‘getting out on bail’?”.