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Mom Admits Killing Son Twice

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted May 22, 2009 4:42 AM CDT

(Newser) – An Albuquerque mom has confessed to police that she killed her toddler son—twice—and buried his body in a playground. She suffocated 3-year-old Ty, then changed her mind and used CPR to revive him before deciding again to suffocate him, Tiffany Toribio told detectives. She killed him because she "didn't want him to grow up with no one caring about him, the same way that she had grown up," said a police spokesman.

Tiffany Toribio, 23, has confessed that she suffocated her son, then used CPR to revive him, then suffocated him again.
Tiffany Toribio, 23, has confessed that she suffocated her son, then used CPR to revive him, then suffocated him again.   (AP Photo/Albuquerque Police Department)
Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schultz speaks at a press conference in Albuquerque, NM yesterday.
Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schultz speaks at a press conference in Albuquerque, NM yesterday.   (AP Photo/Craig Fritz)
A memorial marks the spot where the body of Tyruss Ty Toribio was found in Alvorado Park in Albuquerque, NM.
A memorial marks the spot where the body of Tyruss "Ty" Toribio was found in Alvorado Park in Albuquerque, NM.   (AP Photo/Craig Fritz)
Tyruss Ty Toribio poses for a family snapshot shortly before he was killed by his mother.
Tyruss "Ty" Toribio poses for a family snapshot shortly before he was killed by his mother.   (AP Photo/Albuquerque Police)
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Shannonals
May 24, 2009 9:41 AM CDT
The family members should have suspected something, they stated to police that the Miother didn't have a normal relationship with her child. It's a shame, all these young women rushing out to be Mothers, and yet they run into boys not willing to support their responsibilites
Jezze
May 23, 2009 6:35 AM CDT
I say we put a bullet through her heart, give her a heart transplant...then shoot her in the head.
JayJay
May 22, 2009 12:52 PM CDT
its psychological, what happened to her in the past caused her to do this... and now shes gunna pay the price cause she was so stupid...

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