That's an interesting story master.
I think phonecalls aren't enough in that case but they seem to show that she is looking for a way out.
She will need to get a backbone though, one way or the other, hard to say what's best but in your case I'd try to support her still, maybe try another approach, if she has a job, maybe she can live on her own?

On the main topic, I'm inclined to agree with Pape, though the death penalty sounds almost like the easy way out.