Elizabeth Escalona, a Dallas woman who made headlines when evidence showed that she glued her 2-year-old daughter's hands to a wall, was sentenced to 99 years in prison on Friday, Oct. 12.

State District Judge Larry Mitchell stated the sentence was appropriate due to the nature of the crime.

"On Sept. 7, 2011, you savagely beat your child to the edge of death," Mitchell said. "For this you must be punished."

When Judge Mitchell announced the sentence, one of Escalona's family members reportedly sobbed and screamed, "No!" in the courtroom.

Escalona's defense attorney, Angie N'Duk, told FOX News that her client asked one question following the sentencing, "What about my children?"

N'Duka said the sentence was "way too harsh" and that the widespread media attention on the case was to blame. "It's a lot of pressure, a lot of pressure on the parties," she said.

Despite the reaction from Escalona supporters, the state's prosecutor Eren Price expressed the mother-of-five deserved death. Escalona was initially offered a plea deal for 45 years for the near death beating of little Jocelyn Cedillo. The 23-year-old pled guilty in July to one count of felony injury to a child. Escalona will be eligible to apply for parole in 30 years. 

"The 45-year recommendation was for somebody who was going to take ownership of what she did, appreciate what she caused," Price said.

Price made mention of Escalona's children during her argument in the five-day hearing. She told the jury that putting Escalona away for decades would help "give Jocelyn and her brothers and sister peace."

"You can give them peace, so that when they're sitting around the dinner table at Thanksgiving with their big family, they're not worried that their mother is going to come walking through the door."

The abuse turned out to be more than just a pair of glued hands. Ecalona abused her daughter by hitting her with a milk jug and kicking her in the stomach.

The young girl was severely hurt from the beating that required hospitalization. Her injuries included a fractured rib, multiple bruises; bite marks, and bleeding in her brain. The incident left her in a coma for a few days.

"We feel like (the judge) did exactly what the evidence called for," said Price.

Escalona has five children, including Jocelyn. The children are now in the care of her mother, Ofeila Escalona.

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