Decapitated Infant

I read from Today online regarding an article about a mum in Texas who killed her newborn son and ate his brain.

The baby (Scotty Wesley Buchholtz-Sanchez) was only 3 ½ weeks old yet he left the world. Apparently in the report, it mentioned that the mother was suffering from mental illness which might be post-natal depression.

When the police arrived at the scene, they were all somber. It wasn’t an ordinary crime scene that police would witness daily. They were looking at a decapitated baby, whose head was sever and body parts being chewed off. The mother was screaming and crying “I’ve killed my baby” with self-inflicted wounds on the chest and throat.

The mother claimed that the devil made her killed her baby. Either way, it would never bring alive the baby……

The report gave the accounts of the mother’s aunt and briefly her mental record. It did mention that she has been in and out of the psychiatric units prior to the baby’s death but actual illnesses unknown.

Whatever the reason, the baby was dead and I felt sad when I read the article. I presume post-natal depression is the real cause for the mother’s behavior and it’s terrifying to know how mental illnesses can cause. Pray that the mother will receive the necessary treatment that she needs. Berating her won’t be helpful as I believed she’s unaware of her action anyway the guilt conscience would plague her for the rest of her life and to me that is the worst punishment already……….