Baby dies after mother cuts off arms

Dallas - A mother charged with killing her 10-month-old daughter by cutting off her arms tried to commit suicide the day after giving birth at home, according to a newspaper report citing medical records.

The Dallas Morning News reported in Thursday’s edition that medical records it obtained showed Dena Schlosser, 35, cut her wrist on January 10 and was treated at an emergency room.

Schlosser was charged with capital murder November 22 after she told a 911 operator that she had severed her baby Margaret’s arms. Police and paramedics found Schlosser in her living room, covered in blood and still holding a knife.
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