A Texas mom was charged with capital murder Monday after authorities accused her of stabbing, strangling and placing a bag over the head of her 5-year-old daughter at a park north of Houston, court records show.
Melissa Towne, 37, is alleged to have confessed to the killing after the girl was found wrapped in plastic and mesh bags in her Jeep Cherokee, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in a statement.Melissa Towne, 37, was accused of killing her daughter, 5, at Spring Creek Park.The killing occurred Sunday at Spring Creek Park in Tomball, Gonzalez said.
"I’ve been good,” the girl responded, according to a prosecutor describing Towne's alleged confession during the hearing, KPRC reported.In a criminal complaint filed Monday, authorities also accused Towne of placing a bag over the girl's head and covering her mouth with her hand.
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