Athena Strand’s mother glared at her daughter’s killer during Wednesday’s sentencing, recalling how she had to conceal bruises left on the child’s neck as she vowed to keep her memory alive. “I had to cover up handprint bruises on my daughter’s neck,” Maitlyn Gandy told a Texas court, explaining why she attended nearly every hearing in her 7-year-old’s murder case. #athenastrand #maitlyngandy #tannerhorner