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THE night before a Texan housewife killed her 10-month-old daughter, she told her husband she wanted to "give her child to God". The following morning, court documents show, Dena Schlosser, 35, called husband, John, at work and told him she had cut off the arms of their youngest daughter, Margaret Elizabeth. Child Protective Services took custody of the couple's surviving daughters, aged 6 and 9, when their mother was charged with capital murder. The agency asked a judge yesterday to terminate the parental rights of both parents, stating Mr Schlosser did not protect Margaret from his wife. Caseworker Jennifer Leung interviewed Mr Schlosser and said: "He did not appear to be alarmed by the comment or see it as a sign Mrs Schlosser would harm their child," an affidavit says. Mrs Schlosser worked at the Children's World Learning Centre in Plano before her daughter's birth in January. CPS records show she was treated for postpartum depression for much of the year but was deemed stable in August. Public records show Mrs Schlosser did not have a criminal record. Mr Schlosser called the day-care centre on Tuesday after his wife called him and told him she had cut the baby's arms off, court records say. He asked a woman there to check on his wife while he drove home from work. She called Mrs Schlosser and asked a co-worker to call police. A dispatcher called Mrs Schlosser, who told him: "I cut her arms off," an emergency call recording reveals. When police arrived, Mrs Schlosser still had a knife in her hand, court records show. Plano Officer David Tilley coaxed the knife away from her. Police found Margaret lying in her crib in the back bedroom, her arms severed at the shoulders. Plano police said yesterday they still were searching for answers as to why Mrs Schlosser might hurt her baby. They still needed to interview friends and family. "We don't know," the police said. Adelaide Advertiser (25-11-2004) Jennifer Emily/ Tim Wyatt |
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