A woman accused by authorities of killing her 5-year-old daughter near a suburban Houston park because she thought the girl was an 'evil child' has a history of mental illness, her attorney said Tuesday.
A woman accused by authorities of killing her 5-year-old daughter near a suburban Houston park because she thought the girl was an"evil child" has a history of mental illness, her attorney said Tuesday.
Towne's court-appointed attorney, James Stafford, told reporters after the hearing she has been diagnosed as a schizophrenic and has been institutionalized at least nine times due to mental illness.Authorities allege Towne took the girl to a wooded area near a park in the Houston suburb of Tomball on Sunday, made her get on her knees and cut her throat with a knife. The girl began to scream and fight before Towne placed a trash bag over her head, according to a probable cause affidavit.
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