User blog comment:Magma MK-II/Complete Monster: Characters to be removed/@comment-7455247-20160216015423/@comment-27818776-20160216030312

That, and it's all but confirmed in the novel that the Trunchbull murdered her brother-in-law; that essentially makes up the plot for the novel. Also, the reason as to why the Trunchbull's actions seem over the top, is because if children ever told their parents about the Trunchbull's treatment of them, they would assume that they were just making wild stories. If anything, the fact that she puts children in situations in which they could die is horrifying.