Loved ones shaking, in tears as they remember 11-year-old strangled by his mother
Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead will serve life without parole for strangling her son with her husband's belt last year.
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Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead will serve life without parole for strangling her son with her husband's belt last year.
Ruth DiRienzo Whitehead said, "I'm so sorry," during her sentencing hearing on Friday.
Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, left and inset, was found guilty of first degree murder earlier this week for the killing of her son Matthew Whitehead, right, in their Pennsylvania home last April.
Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, 51, of Horsham, faces a mandatory life term when she's sentenced Friday.
Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead said she strangled her 11-year-old son to spare him from the pain of the family's financial difficulties.