A mom admitted to murdering her five-year-old daughter as she pleaded, ‘I’ve been good!’
Melissa Towne, 37, known as her daughter ‘evil’ and stated she determined to kill her within the woods as a result of she ‘didn’t need to take care of her anymore’, in response to court docket paperwork.
Towne drove to a hospital in Tomball, Texas, and had her daughter wrapped in a laundry bag within the passenger seat. The woman was bruised on her face and neck and her throat was slit with a knife much like one which was later present in Towne’s pocket.
Police questioned Towne, who stated her daughter pleaded, ‘I’ve been good!’ as she strangled her at Spring Creek Park woods. Towne stated she informed her daughter to not ‘struggle her’.
Towne then minimize her daughter’s throat, and when she didn't die, put a mesh laundry bag over her head for 30 to 45 minutes to suffocate and strangle her, court docket paperwork state.
When she arrived on the hospital, Towne informed workers that her daughter had physique ache and requested for a wheelchair. The woman was pronounced useless inside minutes and investigators noticed slits on her neck.
‘She stated she needed to get rid of the complainant, so she determined to take her to a hospital,’ prosecutors stated in court docket, in response to KTRK.
Investigators didn't discover indicators of the homicide on the park.
Towne was charged with capital homicide after her confession on Sunday. She was booked into Harris County Jail.
On Monday, Towne waived her proper to face a decide. Her bond was set at $15million.
In court docket, it emerged that Towne doesn't have authorized custody of the woman. It was not instantly recognized why she was taking care of the woman.
Towne has three different youngsters aged two to 18 who're ‘protected and accounted for’.
The mom has a legal historical past that features assault, vandalism and trespassing.
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