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Cannibal Mom Diagnosed With Schizophrenia, Depression

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By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 28, 2009 12:16 PM CDT

(Newser) – Otty Sanchez, the Texas 33-year-old who confessed to stabbing, decapitating, skinning, and eating portions of her newborn son, had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and postpartum psychosis before Sunday’s slaying, the San Antonio Express-News reports. She’s been charged with capital murder, and is currently... Read full story »

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