The father of a 2-year-old boy who was killed allegedly by his own mother says he hopes the woman will be sentenced to the maximum penalty, he told NBCLA in an exclusive interview. L.J., who preferred not to disclose his full name out of privacy reasons, said he wakes up every day hoping what he witnessed and has experienced the past year is just a bad dream. He said he believed his 2-year-old son, Aidan, was napping in another room the night of Sept. 22, 2025.