15 year old Bresha Meadows has been stuck in jail for nine months, since the night she shot her allegedly abusive father.

Originally charged with aggravated murder the teen’s defence say it was self defence to kill a man who likely would have ended up killing a member of the family.

Her mother hailed her a hero and said that in the 17 year marriage the abuse had been out of control.

Bresha is suffering PTSD and depression. She is alone and scared and not treated like a girl who has already been through so much abuse should be.

But that could be about to change with the plea offer.

The HuffPost reports:

On a clear, sunny Monday in this small town 50 miles southeast of Cleveland, Bresha’s lawyer Ian Friedman told reporters that prosecutors have offered his client a plea deal.

Under the tentative deal, which has not yet been finalized, Bresha would serve a total of 18 months, taking into account the nine months she has already spent in jail, Friedman said. She’d spend the remaining time at an in-patient mental health care facility, receiving treatment for her PTSD, anxiety and depression.

Bresha would likely enter a plea of “true” to an involuntary manslaughter charge, Friedman said. As part of the deal, her record would be sealed and then expunged, so she could start her adult life fresh.

“There has been too much trauma here,” he said.

“A treatment sentence would meet the desires of the family, and we as counsel would be comfortable with it as well.”

Obviously the best outcome would be release with mental health care but I guess considering everything thus far this is the best we could hope for.

What do you think?

Read more on The Huff here.