Mom Kills Daughter Because She Thought She Was Possessed By a Demon
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Waukegan mother claimed her 6-year-old daughter attacked her with a butcher knife because the petite kindergartner was possessed by a demon, Lake County authorities said Tuesday.
Nelly Vazquez-Salazar insisted to investigators that she was defending herself when she fatally slashed and stabbed her 51-pound daughter, Evelyn, whom she had grown concerned about in recent months because the girl had started sleepwalking, authorities said..
The youngster's throat was slashed and she had been stabbed 10 other times, including three times in the face, Lake County prosecutors said. A religious picture lying on the floor next to the girl also had been punctured by a knife, authorities said in court as they detailed the slaying and ripped Vazquez-Salazar's claims of how it occurred.
A bloody butcher knife was found next to the girl, as was a framed religious picture that included St. Joseph, Mary and Jesus Christ, Scheller said. The faces of all three figures had been stabbed, he said.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/885008,CST-NWS-stab09.article
opfinisticNew MemberMadness. Such a shame. Are more children dying by the hands of their parents these days, or do we just hear about it more?
Dolphan7New MemberWhat an idiot!
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Madness. Such a shame. Are more children dying by the hands of their parents these days, or do we just hear about it more?
well being that there was a time when we didn't have the internet or even TV and people didn't really care if someone killed their daughter. Yes we are just hearing about it more.
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I want to be alive, I am alive! Alive, I tell you! Mother, I love you, those are no longer just words. I want to hold you, I want to run in a stream, I want to taste ice cream but not just put it in my mouth and let it slide down my throat but really eat it. - Robot Morty
MiamianNew MemberBesides mass murder, it's hard to think of anything more tragic. Culture could also have played a factor as rural people in Latin America often hold such beliefs. They bring it with them to the US. If the mother's testimony is true that the girl was prone to random violence, then obviously there were underlying problems that counseling or medication could have solved.
On the hand, let's say that neither counseling nor medication solved the problem completely. Such a child may have grown up to be the next Charles Manson, G-d forbid. In no way am I trying to justify murder, but from a religious perspective, I believe that G-d knows best.
Apart from that I find the DA's statement curious:
"She was an intelligent, vibrant, beautiful little girl. She was, in fact, an angel," Scheller said.
Had he known her before this happened? I understand that it's his job to prosecute the case and attorneys often state opinions and allegations as if they were incontrovertible facts, but that seems even more loaded.
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Brown42000New MemberSounds like the mom is the possessed one. Why would she stab a 6 year old girl 10 times including 3 times to the face and then stab pictures of Jesus, St. Joseph and Mary while she claims the daughter was possessed. Her whole story is very bizarre and I hope she serves life in prison.
I hate seeing anyone be killed for stupid reasons or at all but especially younger kids like that. Like others said, the mom is possessed and needs mental help. Very sad to hear.
HardKoreXXXNew MemberI was gonna make a silly joke but I cant, not when its about a cute little girl and they post a pic of her... dammit.
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padre31luxury_boxSounds very much like a case of mental illness on the mother's behalf.
The daughter just happened to be home when she popped her cork....:no: