Missouri – A Missouri woman, 36-year-old Lidia, was taken into custody last week after allegedly attempting to sm0ther her children, ranging in age from a 3-month-old baby to under 12 years old with piIIows in a hoteI in Missouri.
Upon arrival, Missouri authorities found the defendant in the haIIway outside the hoteI room, exhibiting signs of intoxication. According to the responding officers, the woman appeared highly intoxicated,. She was taken into custody and charged with one count of chiId abuse or negIect causing serious emotional or physical injury, four counts of first-degree domestic assault, and three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial risk.
According to court documents, one of the children, under the age of 12, called 911 at approximately 10:58 p.m., reporting that their mother had attempted to strangle them and smothered them with a piIIow after locking themselves in the hotel bathroom.
The child also claimed to have witnessed his parent trying to smother a 3-month-old sibIing. Another child under the age of 8 reported a similar attempt by their parent. The children stated that the woman had threatened that if one dies, they all die.
During questioning, the defendant allegedly told officers she bIacked out and couldn’t remember the events, attributing her actions to postpartum depression. She admitted to a disturbance but claimed she was not denying the suffocation attempts, acknowledging that if the children said it happened, it probably did.
A search of the room revealed several empty aIcohoI bottIes and four piIIows, two of which had their pillowcases removed, matching descriptions provided by the children. The 36-year-old woman is being held without bond at the county jail. She has been ordered to have no contact with her children.
The investigation is ongoing, and Missouri authorities are working to ensure justice for the children involved in this tragic incident.
