Dena Schlosser - A mentally ill woman who amputated the arms of her infant child with a knife, causing her death, in the belief that she was doing God's work - eviltoast
    • DisOne@lemm.ee
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      29 days ago

      The Wikipedia article said he beat her with a paddle in front of their other children the day before. And didn’t buy her anti-psychotic medications because their pastor believed all mental illness was demonic

      • HeyJoe@lemmy.world
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        28 days ago

        I have no idea how bad the backlash was on either of those 2 outside what I read on the wiki page, but it seems like the father was halfway responsible for the outcome, yet he just had to have his sister live with them for a bit to regain his children? I have no idea how beating your wife would ever be ok for him to not lose his rights also. His decision making skills also suck…