Texas mom tells 911 she used wire to kill children

Texas mom tells 911 she used wire to kill children
July 22, 2010 - 4:07am

The photo provided Tuesday July 20, 2010, by the Irving Police Department shows 30-year-old Saiqa Akhter. Police say the Dallas-area mother suspected of strangling her two children, including her 5-year-old-son who died, will be charged with capital murder. Irving police spokesman David Tull says Akhter is in jail pending arraignment Tuesday July 20, 2010, a day after she called 911 and said she had done "something terrible" to her children.(AP Photo/Irving Police Department) By TERRY WALLACE
Associated Press Writer
DALLAS (AP) - A suburban Dallas woman accused of killing her two young children told a 911 operator that she first tried to poison them because they were autistic and she wanted "normal kids," then choked them with a wire until they stopped moving, according to the recorded call.

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