CLEVELAND, Ohio (Court TV/Scripps News Cleveland) — An Ohio woman accused of murdering a 3-year-old boy outside a grocery store is facing life in prison if convicted at trial.

Bionca Ellis appears in court during her murder trial on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (Court TV)

Bionca Ellis is facing 10 felony charges, including murder and attempted murder, in the June 2024 death of Julian Wood. She has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.

According to authorities, Ellis allegedly stole two knives from a Volunteers of America store and then walked next door to a Giant Eagle grocery store in North Olmsted, where she spotted Margot Wood pushing her son, Julian, in a cart.

Investigators say Margot was returning to her car when Ellis ran at them with a knife and stabbed the child. When Margot tri

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