CLEVELAND — Convicted murderer Bionca Ellis has been sentenced to the maximum penalty of life in prison without the possibility of parole for multiple charges connected to the deadly 2024 stabbing of 3-year-old Julian Wood outside a Giant Eagle in North Olmsted.

Earlier this month, a jury found Ellis, 34, guilty of all charges against her, which are listed as follows:

One count of aggravated murder

Two counts of murder

Two counts of attempted murder

Two counts of felonious assault

One count of endangering children

One count of misdemeanor theft

Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge John J. Russo acknowledged the profound loss suffered by the Wood family prior to sentencing Ellis.

“Nothing I say here will ever capture the enormity of your loss," said Russo. "This court reco

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