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Mother Who Killed Infant Wants Out Of Texas Mental Hospital
A Texas woman who cut off her 10-month-old daughter’s arms says she’s ready to leave a state mental hospital, where she’s been held since 2006.
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(June 13, 2008)—A North Texas woman who cut off her 10-month-old daughter's arms in 2004 has told a judge she's ready to leave a state mental hospital.
Dena Schlosser requested a new hearing this month in a letter to state District Judge Chris Oldner.
The judge found the Plano mother not guilty by reason of insanity in her 2006 murder trial.
Schlosser wrote that she believes her "current mental health needs can be adequately met by community services."
She says she's no longer in need of institutionalized care.
Her attorney, David Haynes, told The Dallas Morning News that it's unlikely the judge will grant an additional hearing.
Schlosser is held at the Rusk State Hospital.
She was arrested in 2004 after police found her soaked in blood, holding a kitchen knife and listening to a hymn as her daughter, Maggie, lay dying in her crib.
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Is she is the mother or the monster. She killed her daughter and cut off her arms. I think she should need some mental care hospital or a psycatist to suggest her... I think she should get complete treatment... ==================================== johnson Texas Alcohol Addiction Treatment
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to GrannyGray....How would you feel if you were the survivior of rape and were forced to carry and deliver a baby that was the product of said rape? Though the baby is innocent the act behind the conception wasnt and it is a hard road to be MADE to go down. How would you feel if you were molested by your father and were forced to carry the product of years of incest? I agree that there are abortions done in this country due to women being careless and having unprotected sex just for fun.Personally I am against abortion, but that is MY choice and it is also MY choice to make. You have to also look at the big picture. There are many women in this country who seek out abortion for tragic reasons also. We have too many children in the adoption system now that cant find homes. You and all of your pro-life pals have been jumping from story to story mounting your soapbox against abortion. Please find another venue, this one isnt listening anymore. Your diatribes are getting a bit old.
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i thought this was about a murder of a baby not abortion.
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