MAYS LANDING--The man who admitted to brutally attacking three of his family members, killing two of them, was sentenced today. Family members say despite the horrible tragedy, they don't want to see their relative behind bars.

"He hit my grandmother, then he came after me 'cause I was the second closest." It's the first time Courtney McCarten, now 14, has spoken publicly about the tragedy, that not only changed her life forever, it nearly ended it. "Once he hit me, I fell on the floor," said McCarten, "I was not completely dead at the moment, so I heard him run after Kimberly and I heard her scream."

It was the last Courtney, then 12, would hear from her twin sister, Kimberly McCarten, who was brutally murdered in August of 2008, along with their grandmother, 65 year-old Loretta Weed inside her Galloway Township home. The man charged with the horrific assault is their own family member, 42 year-old Ronald Weed, the twins' uncle and Loretta Weed's son, who is a paranoid schizophrenic. "He loved my mother," said Ronald's sister, Loretta Largo, "he loved my girls, he spent countless hours putting them on horses, playing with them. How can you just incarcerate someone like him? His mind is the problem here."

The prosecutor said he does not dispute Weed's mental illness and the judge seemed to agree, however, he did say that Weed was sane at the time of the horrific crime and knew what he had done. "He stated, 'I killed them, they're dead,'" said Chief Assistant Prosecutor, Cary Shill, "those are the words he told police, 'I killed them, they're dead.' That statement, judge, clearly shows that he understands the nature and quality of his acts."

As part of a plea deal, Weed was sentenced to two concurrent 30 year prison terms without parole, something his family was not happy about, saying despite the tragedy, he should be institutionalized, not incarcerated. "Even to this day, Ronnie doesn't realize that he has a problem," said his brother, Raymond Weed, "after the tragedy I thought for sure he's gonna get the treatment now that mom tried to get him for so many years."

"Whether the system has failed Ronald Weed in dealing with his mental health is an open question," said Superior Court Judge, Bernard E. DeLury, "what is not in question is that three innocent people were murderously attacked by the defendant, a substantial commitment to state prison is required.

"I am disappointed cause I thought, I feel that justice was not served here today," said Largo. While it's not the outcome the family had hoped for, they do take some solace in helping push a law that allows for involuntary treatment for those who are mentally ill and may be a danger to themselves or others.

"I do have comfort in knowing that other families who have to deal with people like my brother can get the help," said Largo, "but it's bittersweet at the same time because my mother didn't have that tool."