Australia: Woman stabs her sister to death over hair straightener - excuses abound

This story is a classic example of the double standard. This woman brutally stabbed her sister in the neck, killing her, allegedly in an argument over a hair straightener. And yet, the article lists just about every excuse you can imagine - here is a collection of quotes, pulled out:

'Friends...said she was extremely close to Susan but had recently lost her job and was struggling at university. Friend Sarah Allender said Kathleen was the victim of bullies and had felt as though she lived in Susan's shadow.
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"Her entire (life) Kathleen was bullied about being obese and later lost weight at the gym," Ms Allender said. "Her sister was considered to be the perfect one and that often upset (her) that she was always getting the attention."

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Sarah's sister Rebecca said Kathleen was "close to her sister" but was having trouble at university and had lost a job.
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The court was told Kathleen had been under watch in custody since Saturday after fears she may harm herself. Parramatta Local Court was also told she required medication, with speculation she suffered from a hormonal disorder.'

So before we even reach court, we're told she 'loved' the sister very much, was bullied, depressed by her weight issues, suffered by being in her sisters shadow, was struggling at uni and lost her job, and has a hormonal disorder. We should feel sorry for her, obviously. Man, this stuff makes me sick.