Baby dies in Texas after mother reports cutting off arms

North County Times ^ | November 22, 2004 | AP

[TASMANIANRED]

I am so sick over this.

Having cut up many a chicken and despising it every time, it is hard to dis articulate a joint.

Thinking about doing it to a screaming child, and continuing despite the pain inflicted makes my soul hurt.

I actually think this is worse than the decapitations in Iraq.

I know this woman is nuts, but this poor, poor baby.

I know the Lord embraces this tiny one on his breast today to soothe the pain inflicted here on earth.

My God, What brutality.

[ARCADIA]

I just don't buy the PPD excuse.

Does PPD occur before or after the patient reads their medical bill? [I don't buy the PPD excuse either]

[NordP]

Yep, we found her...exchange THIS woman for the decent people that are trying to help the people of Iraq, as an al-Zarkawi hostage.

[Ben Chad]

Dark day in Plano. Sun hasn't shined for over a week.

[dmz]

wow, it took 15 posts this time to get abortion mentioned

[aaronbeth]

Horrible details...yet true. It is hard to cut up a chicken. I don't buy the "depression" cover, either. Depression makes mothers neglectful,uncaring. It would take alot to do to a baby at 11 months what this woman did. She is crazy and evil. God will hold this child in his hands, and lets hope this mother gets what she deserves here on earth...true judgement will come to her soon enough.

[UncleSamUSA]

This is a sickening story and this woman deserves to pay the ultimate price for this torture of a helpless baby.

But I wonder what the father is going to say and whether he comes to the support of his wife or whether he condemns her and takes full custody of the two remaining daughters.

This is a tragedy no matter what happens from here.

[CaptainAwesome2]

i was actually surprised myself that nobody made the comment i did right away. it seems appropriate.

[hpfisher]

I'm there with you. Despicable.

[SilentServiceCPOWife]

It's horrible enough to use any method to murder your own child, but what kind of depravity brings you to the point where you could do something like this?

[Dad2Angels]

Isn't 11 months a bit long for postpartum depression?

I've seen it go longer.

As an example I would point to my ex.

18 years and counting ;o)

[Thermalseeker]

Is this some kind of trend?

Apparently so. Wasn't the woman who drowned her kids in the bathtub a few years ago from Texas and didn't she claim PPD?

Sick.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Terrible tragedy.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

I really think the mother should be put down, the kindest thing one could do.

[commonguymd]

I heard the 911 call. She was as calm as can be. evil.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

It ok, you've just been pulled over by the double post police. Nothing to see here, move along.

[Ciexyz]

Damn friggin' caseworkers, you can't make any value judgement on people nowadays even when they're having a psychotic episode.

[RepoGirl]

This story is just haunting. You think you've seen and heard about it all, and then something like this happens.

Guess its pointless to try to figure this out, I sure can't. Prayers for the innocent baby, but I don't feel so Christianly towards that psycho broad who killed her. Fry her.

[Leofl]

PPD My ASS!!!!!!! This goes against every basic natural instinct. Mothers don't kill their children period!!!!! There is NO justification or reasoning that can lead someone to kill their child in such a heinous manner. This is one of the reason that I could never be a police officer....

[valkyrieanne]

What IS it with these women? They have a baby, get so psychotic that they're hospitalized, and then they *have another one.*