Posted by Angielala on April 13, 2004, at 10:53:54
Why don't they say something like, "She suffered from arthritsis, Bipolar, a bad back among other physcial stuff..."
SEYMOUR, Texas (AP) -- A woman accused of killing her 10-year-old autistic son in northern Texas and trying to make it appear he died in an auto accident pleaded guilty to murder Monday.
Melanie Rochelle Dickson, 34, was sentenced to 30 years in prison and must serve 15 years before she's eligible for parole, officials said.
Authorities said she slashed her son's wrists, throat and Achilles tendons in a Seymour motel room in 2002. The next morning she was found sitting in a ravine next to her vehicle. The body of her son, Mitchell Dickson, was beneath the wreckage in what authorities called a faked accident.
She had inflicted identical wounds on herself and nearly died. Razor blades smeared with blood were found near the vehicle and in her purse, authorities said.
The plea came less than a month after Dickson was found competent to stand trial after initially pleading innocent by reason of insanity.
Dickson, of Garland near Dallas, attempted suicide three times and suffers from bipolar disorder, her mother has said.
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