A 40-year-old Texas mother, Melissa Towne, who was accused of slitting her 5-year-old daughter’s neck and driving her to the hospital with a trash bag covering her head, has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.

As reported by KHOU, the incident occurred back on October 16, 2022. At the time, Towne allegedly confessed to killing her daughter, Nichole, saying that she took her to Spring Creek Park. There, she ordered her 5-year-old girl to get on her knees and then took a knife out, police said.

A physical struggle between the two ensued. At one point, Nichole pleaded to her mother, “I’ve been good,” as per ABC13. Towne, however, replied, “Stop fighting it,” according to court records.

Towne was accused of slitting her neck with a knife and, when that failed to kill her, she stran

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