Attorney: Jail psychiatrist says Texas mom competent to stand trial in death of toddlerSeptember 24th, 2009 Attorney: Jail says Texas mom competent for trialSAN ANTONIO — The attorney for a Texas mother accused of killing and mutilating her 3-week-old son says a jail psychiatrist has deemed her competent to stand trial. Ed Camara said Thursday that a judge will consider that recommendation at a November competency hearing for Otty Sanchez.
Texas death row inmate broadcasts appeal to Britons at London's Trafalgar SquareSeptember 10th, 2009 Texas death row inmate appeals to LondonersLONDON — A death row inmate in Texas who claims she was framed for murder is begging fellow Britons to help save her life. Fifty-year-old Linda Carty's voice is being broadcast across London's Trafalgar Square from an art installation set up on an empty plinth.
Two-day-old girl-child found abandoned in NoidaSeptember 7th, 2009 NOIDA - A two-day-old infant girl was found abandoned in a forested area here Monday, police said. "The infant was discovered by a woman named Radha, who was passing through the forested Morna area near Sector 35," a police officer said.
Texas mother sentenced for 99 years after sexually mutilating sonAugust 18th, 2009 HOUSTON — A jury has sentenced a Texas mother convicted of mutilating her infant by cutting off his genitals to 99 years in prison. Jurors deliberated for about two hours on Monday before sentencing 28-year-old Katherine Nadal.
Pregnant woman killed in her Mass. apartment, baby missing after removal from her wombJuly 29th, 2009 Mass. woman killed, infant removed from her wombWORCESTER, Mass. — Police in central Massachusetts are trying to figure out who killed an expectant mother, removed a fetus from her womb and dumped her body in a closet.
Texas mother accused of decapitated baby heard screaming 'I didn't mean to do it' in 911 callJuly 29th, 2009 Mom of decapitated baby: 'I didn't mean to do it'SAN ANTONIO — A Texas mother accused of decapitating her 3-week-old son screams "I didn't mean to do it. He told me to!" while her sister pleads for an ambulance to bring help in a desperate four-minute 911 call released Wednesday.
Woman eats babyJuly 28th, 2009 The world is getting sick ? a Texas woman beheaded her newborn 25 days old baby and ate body peaces. Otty Sanchez, 33, was charged with capital murder and remained in hospital.
Texas woman accused of beheading newborn son charged with capital murder, held on $1M bailJuly 27th, 2009 Woman accused of beheading infant held on $1M bailSAN ANTONIO — A Texas woman accused of decapitating her 3½-week-old son has been charged with capital murder and is being held on $1 million bail. Otty Sanchez has not appeared in court or been arraigned on the charges.
Relative: Texas woman accused of dismembering infant son has been 'in and out' of psych wardJuly 27th, 2009 Aunt: Mom accused in baby death had psych problemsSAN ANTONIO — An aunt of San Antonio woman accused of dismembering her 3½-week-old son with swords and eating his body parts says her niece has been "in and out of a psychiatric ward."
Gloria Sanchez said Monday that her 33-year-old niece, Otty Sanchez, was "not in her right mind" and that the family is devastated. Otty Sanchez is charged with capital murder in the death of her infant son.
Riot police separate protesting black separatists, white supremacists in TexasJuly 21st, 2009 Riot police separate protesters in Texas townPARIS, Texas — Texas state riot police have swarmed into the streets of an eastern Texas town and broken up a tense standoff between screaming black separatists and white supremacists. About 100 people protesting the state's handling of a black man's dragging death case Tuesday avoided a designated protest zone near the courthouse in the Texas town of Paris' marched through downtown streets.
Man claiming to be the devil jams his thumbs into man's eyes outside Fla. convenience storeJuly 7th, 2009 Fla. man claims to be the devil, attacks strangerPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Authorities said a homeless man claimed to be the devil and attacked another man outside a Port St.
Texas woman to serve 9 years in infant granddaughter's drowning during alleged swimming lessonJuly 3rd, 2009 Texas woman to serve 9 years in infant's drowningSAN ANTONIO — A Texas woman will serve at least nine years in prison for drowning her 3-month-old granddaughter in what the defense said was a misguided effort to teach the infant to swim. Gabriella Sigler must serve half of the 18-year sentence imposed Thursday before being eligible for parole.
NH man charged after saying his infant son was behind the wheel in hit-and-run accidentJune 13th, 2009 NH Man blames infant son for hit-and-run accidentPORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Police in Portsmouth, N.H., said a man has been charged with lying about his involved in a hit-and-run accident by telling them his son was driving the vehicle.
Federal marshals find southern Illinois infant in Indiana after alleged baby sitter abductionJune 10th, 2009 Kidnapped Illinois baby found in Fort Wayne, Ind.FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A 5-month-old boy from Illinois who was allegedly kidnapped by his teen baby sitter has been found safe in Indiana after federal marshals traced a call to where they were staying.
Dominican police say Haitian migrant decapitated, possibly in revenge for another slayingMay 6th, 2009 Haitian migrant decapitated in Dominican RepublicSANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Dominican police are investigating the decapitation of a migrant from neighboring Haiti. Police Maj. Jose Llubres says the victim's body was found Saturday in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of the capital, Santo Domingo.
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