Melissa Towne has admitting to killing her 5-year-old daughter. The case has put a spotlight on the importance of mental health care for women and their children.
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Neighbors called police in past on mom Melissa Towne, who's accused of killing daughter in TomballMeanwhile, neighbors are painting a disturbing picture of a mother's behavior. She's accused of killing her own daughter.
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A Texas mom is accused in daughter's strangling, stabbing at parkA Texas mom was charged with capital murder Monday after authorities accused her of stabbing, strangling and placing a bag over the head of her 5-year-old daughter at a park north of Houston, court records show.
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Mother accused of killing daughter at Texas parkA 5-year-old child on Friday was transported to a hospital in Tomball, a city just thirty miles north of Houston, after allegedly being cut or stabbed by her mother.
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Deranged Mom Killed 5-Year-Old Because She Was an ‘Evil Child,’ Cops SayA deranged Texas mom has been charged with capital murder after she admitted to fatally stabbing her 5-year-old daughter in the neck for being “an evil child,” authorities said.
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Mother charged with capital murder after telling police she killed her 'evil child'Investigators said Melissa Towne told responding officers she 'made a conscious decision' and 'needed to end the child's life.'
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Texas woman accused of killing 5-year-old daughter she called 'evil'Towne is accused of strangling her daughter for 30 to 45 minutes. Towne 'stated she wanted to end [her daughter's] life because she was an evil child and did not want to deal with her anymore,' according to the affidavit.
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