reporting from the brevard county courthouse, melanie holtz, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> one woman was not happy at all when we tried to track down a suspect in a child abuse case. how police credit the child's teachers with helping them make two arrests. >>> we were first to tell you a local commissioner took a donation from a company trying to win a city contract. >>> plus. >>> i was totally shocked that >>> a last-minute apology did not spare this man from that life sentence. why the elderly woman he >> channel 9 eyewitness news continues right now at 5:30. >> it's a story you haven't seen yet. this elderly woman who she's she has been living in her own prison now feels free. >> it's a tremendous relief. a big burden has been lifted from my shoulders. >> she is not ready to forgive the man who tried to kill her in her own home. >> prosecutors say douglas reid broke into the 69-year-old woman's home, slit her throat with a box cutter and tried to rob her. michael was in court for the sentencing today. reid offered a last-minute apology. >> reporter: yeah. the victim says she does