Woman Killed Infant/Cannibalism (graphic post)

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SAN ANTONIO -- A woman charged with murdering her 3½-week-old son used a knife and two swords to dismember the child and ate parts of his body, including his brain, before stabbing herself in the torso and slicing her own throat, police said Monday.

Otty Sanchez, 33, is charged with capital murder in the death of her infant son, Scott Wesley Buchholtz-Sanchez. She was recovering from her wounds at a hospital, and was being held on $1 million bail.

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said the early Sunday morning attack occurred a week after the child's father moved out. Otty Sanchez's sister and her sister's two children, ages 5 and 7, were in the house, but none were harmed.

Otty Sanchez's aunt, Gloria Sanchez, said her niece had been "in and out" of a psychiatric ward, and that the hospital called several months ago looking to check up on her. She did not elaborate on the nature of her niece's health problems.

"Otty didn't mean to do that. She was not in her right mind," a sobbing Gloria Sanchez told The Associated Press on Monday by phone. She said her family was devastated.

McManus, who appeared uncomfortable as he addressed reporters, said Sanchez apparently ate the child's brain and some other body parts. She also decapitated the infant, tore off his face and chewed off three of his toes before stabbing herself.

"It's too heinous for me to describe it any further," McManus said.

McManus described the crime scene as so grisly that police officers barely spoke to each other while looking through the house. Parts of the child were missing, including pieces that Sanchez allegedly ate.

"At this particular scene you could have heard a pin drop," McManus said. "No one was speaking. It was about as somber as it could have been."

Officers called to Sanchez's house at about 5 a.m. Sunday found her sitting on the couch screaming "I killed my baby! I killed my baby!" McManus said. They found the boy's body in a bedroom.

Police said Sanchez said the devil told her to kill her son and that she was hearing voices.

"It was a spontaneous utterance," McManus said.

Police said Sanchez did not have an attorney, and they declined to identify family members who might speak on her behalf.

No one answered the door Monday at Sanchez's one-story home, where the blinds were shut. A hopscotch pattern and red hearts were drawn on the walk leading up to the house.

Neighbor Luis Yanez, 23, said his kids went to school with one of the small children who lived at the house. He said he often saw a woman playing outside with the children but didn't know whether it was Otty.

"Why would you do that to your baby?" said Yanez, a tire technician. "It brings chills to you. They can't defend themselves."

Authorities said Sanchez and her sister took turns watching the baby Sunday morning, and that the boy was placed in Sanchez's care at about 1:30 a.m. Her sister discovered what happened about three hours later and called police.

Investigators are looking into whether postpartum depression could have played a role in the attack, McManus said. Authorities said they were looking into Sanchez's mental health history to see if there was anything "significant" but did not elaborate.

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daniel-p

... I think I should have heeded the "graphic post" in the header.

LightCloud

Sick. If true this person should be executed. I volunteer to do the honors when the time comes.

Tatiana

I wonder if she was discharged from the psyche ward due to overcrowding?

Mastodon

Sick. If true this person should be executed. I volunteer to do the honors when the time comes.

It's true... and in my town no less. I hope that bitch fries.

keyser soze

I wonder if she was discharged from the psyche ward due to overcrowding?

Yes, I'm wondering how she got out myself.

SixofNine

It will be interesting to see how she is treated by a jury, as compared to the 5 or 6 other women in TX who've killed their babies at God's command.

What I'm curious about is if a jury will be prejudiced against a woman taking an order from Satan, as opposed to taking orders from Jesus/Jehovah?

beksbks

She was recovering from her wounds at a hospital

This is the part I don't understand. She would obviously be better off dead.

Chalam

"Otty didn't mean to do that. She was not in her right mind,"

I agree. How could anyone in their right mind do such things?

Police said Sanchez said the devil told her to kill her son and that she was hearing voices.

"It was a spontaneous utterance," McManus said.

The thing is the WT in their misinformation they have demonized pretty much everything that moves and made the subject a joke.

However, when you take a serious look at the issue and the prevalence of this type i.e. voices in people's heads telling them to do bad things how does one explain it? I met a homeless guy recently and was talking to him for a while. He told me something similar, he heard voice telling him to jump out of the window from several floors up.

I believe in God and I believe in an enemy too. The enemy is not to be feared, totally unlike the WT teachings. Those that call on Jesus see the power of His His name Luke 10:17 Matthew 7:22

All the best,

Stephen

beksbks

Sorry Stephen, it's called Schizophrenia.

Woman Killed Infant/Cannibalism (graphic post)

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