Evil stepmother or tragedy? Jail interview with ‘loving’ mother accused of U.S. murder

Aug 28, 2025
Was it murder or medical tragedy?
Locked inside a maximum-security jail in Arizona, an Australian woman is in in the fight of her life.

Along with her husband, Lisa Cunningham was charged with the first-degree murder of her seven-year-old stepdaughter Sanaa in 2017 and has been behind bards ever since.

But just months before her death, Sanaa was diagnosed with childhood schizophrenia and her mental health was spiralling.

7NEWS Spotlight is giving Lisa her first chance in almost eight years to speak publicly.

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