Judge reveals why he released Julian Wood's killer back on the streets

An judge has defended his decision to release the woman accused of killing three-year-old Julian Wood back on the streets just days before the fatal stabbing -despite a referral for a mental health evaluation.

Records shows a magistrate at the Rocky River Municipal Court referred Bionca Ellis, 32, for a mental health evaluation after she seemingly became unresponsive at a hearing following her arrest for a parole violation on May 29.

But Judge Brian Hagan said the organization handling mental health evaluations had nobody available, and he thought it would be unjust for Ellis to sit in jail for days on a minor charge.

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