In an Ohio courtroom on Wednesday, a woman remained composed as she faced the reality of being convicted for the tragic killing of a toddler in a grocery store parking lot.

Bionca Ellis, aged 34, was deemed guilty on all nine counts related to the stabbing of 3-year-old Julian Wood and his mother. The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office reported these charges, which encompassed aggravated murder, attempted murder, felonious assault, and child endangerment.

The incident occurred around noon on June 3, 2024. Margot Wood, 37, and her young son Julian were shopping at a Giant Eagle supermarket in North Olmsted, near Cleveland. Meanwhile, Ellis was at an adjacent Volunteers of America Thrift Store, where authorities say she “stole two knives.”

Afterward, Ellis allegedly entered the supermarket, noticed the mother and child, and began to “follow them.” As Margot Wood completed her purchase and exited the store with her son, Ellis trailed behind them into the parking lot, according to prosecutors.

The convicted assailant followed them to their car and “immediately attacked the 3-year-old,” who was seated in the shopping cart, stabbing him “multiple times,” as stated by the prosecutor’s office. “His mother tried to rescue him and was also attacked. Numerous witnesses contacted the police to report the incident.”

North Olmsted police officers responded to the scene and saw Ellis walking toward a nearby road “with a knife in her hand,” authorities said. She was arrested.

Margot Wood and Julian were transported to an area hospital, where the child passed away. Margot Wood was treated for her injuries.

She remembered her son as a jury found Ellis guilty on Wednesday.

“We just want to thank everyone for the love and support for our son,” Margot Wood said, per Cleveland-based NBC affiliate WKYC. “Everybody that’s visited him, commented, sent love, we appreciate you guys so much. This was for him today.”

Ellis had reportedly submitted a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Authorities did not believe the suspect and victims had any prior connection — and that the attack was a “random act of violence,” the local outlet reported. It took jurors about 24 hours of deliberating before they returned with the guilty verdict.

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley said his “thoughts and prayers remain with the Wood family. I can’t imagine the anguish they must feel after the loss of Julian.”

Ellis is set to be sentenced on Oct. 27. Under Ohio law, she faces up to life in prison and the possibility of the death penalty.