PLANO, Texas -- Police in Plano, Texas, arrested a woman accused of allegedly cutting the arms off her 11-month-old baby girl and have charged her with capital murder.
Police said Dena Schlosser, 35, was detained for questioning Monday after calling 911 to summon officers to the apartment. Police say the woman told them she cut off her baby's arms.
Police spokesman Carl Duke said the baby was taken to a Plano hospital, where she died.
A Child Protective Services spokeswoman said the agency had investigated the mother for either abuse or neglect involving the infant girl, shortly after her birth in January.
The spokeswoman told The Dallas Morning News that the mother had "postpartum depression."
The woman has two other children who were in school at the time of the incident, reported KXAS-TV in Dallas. It is believed that they will be released to the custody of their father.
Police said Dena Schlosser, 35, was detained for questioning Monday after calling 911 to summon officers to the apartment. Police say the woman told them she cut off her baby's arms.
Police spokesman Carl Duke said the baby was taken to a Plano hospital, where she died.
A Child Protective Services spokeswoman said the agency had investigated the mother for either abuse or neglect involving the infant girl, shortly after her birth in January.
The spokeswoman told The Dallas Morning News that the mother had "postpartum depression."
The woman has two other children who were in school at the time of the incident, reported KXAS-TV in Dallas. It is believed that they will be released to the custody of their father.
