I believe Ruby intended to murder R and E. It might sound shocking but it's not far-fetched. (Not in a took-the-torture-too-far-and-they-died way, I mean premeditated murder, she had already decided it and begun planning for it.)

I know legally there will be criteria that wasn't met which is why there's no such formal charge but they are (imo) getting off lightly on 2x child abuse charges.

In the court of public opinion I think there is evidence enough to say Ruby intended to murder her youngest two children.

4 pieces of key evidence in Rubys journal, she writes:

"This girl (referring to E) would choose to be shot and die rather than be humble."

"I'll never stop fighting until you (referring to R) die."

"The devil wants me in prison and my children dead."

"They (referring to R and E) are never going home."

Along with, - The rapidly increasing level of physical abuse and torture - The extreme state of malnutrition the children were in - The worsening condition of their existing wounds that could eventually lead to loss of limb or life in themselves - The plan to sell everything, the withdrawing of money and assets to up sticks and buy vast and remote "land" - The wilder and wilder delusions and grandiose imaginations of themselves as God fighting the devil (young children) - The 'no right answer' approach Ruby took with R and E, documented in her journals. If they submitted to her she said they were manipulating and doing it for wrong and selfish reasons. If they didn't submit, she said they were wicked and possessed. Either way they were evil, and nothing they could do would change that. The only answer was death.

All the above makes it plain, Ruby planned to take the children to the wilderness, torture them to death and bury them on that land.

I cannot believe how some of the grandparents and aunts/uncles of these innocent children are cosying up to their abuser knowing this full well, treating her like a victim and putting pressure on the children to forgive her. Incomprehensible.