Mother arrested in death of 3 year old daughter; "I had to get the darkness out of her. I'm sorry."

[davidn3600]

A woman charged in the death of her 3-year-old daughter told a neighbor she had to get "the darkness" out of the child, police said Thursday.

Regina Lester, 30, was naked in the street when she was arrested Wednesday night outside her home in Thomasville, about 25 miles south of the capital city, Harrisburg, officials said.

The girl was found unconscious in the kitchen of the home. She was hospitalized and later died. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday.

Police were called to the home after Lester's 6-year-old son ran to a neighbor's house and said his mother was trying to kill his sister, authorities said. The neighbor ran to Lester's mobile home and found her naked and "hugging a tree," a police affidavit said.

Lester told the neighbor, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do it. You understand I had to get the darkness out of her. I'm sorry," according to court documents.

Police said Lester then ran to another neighbor's house, banged on the door and said, "I need to kill your kids." That neighbor held Lester until police arrived.

Lester was taken to York Hospital, where she was arraigned at bedside on charges of homicide, child endangerment and making terroristic threats. It's not clear if she has a lawyer.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/year-found-lifeless-kitchen-dies-naked-mom-charged-39726524?yptr=yahoo

[PeteSelman]

1. Obviously insane.

This is a very sick person.

[lapislzi]

2. You need to pass a driving test to legally drive a car.

But anyone can breed, regardless of qualifications, abilities, or impairments. Anyone see anything wrong with this scenario?

[Fumesucker]

4. How are you going to stop people breeding?

[PersonNumber503602]

5. She could have been in perfect mental health up until recently

I didn't see anything in the article to suggest she had a history of mental illness. I've personally known three people over the years who were living normal lives, but then had mental breakdowns. The mind is weird thing.


But even then, how would we prevent people from breeding? Forced birth control? Forced abortions? I get what you're saying about people having children when they shouldn't, but I don't think there's any solution that would fit the ideals of most progressives or with those of the United States.

[whatthehey]

3. While more facts are needed

my strong guess is that by darkness she is not referring to melanin pigmentation or the latest villain from a schlocky CW melodrama. It's just weird why none of these disturbed individuals ever cite motivations based on Epicureanism or German Idealism...

[Iggo]

6. Sing it with me!

I say Religion.
You say Mental Illness.
Let's call the whole thing off!

[GOLGO 13]

7. She's a monster. There is no punishment severe enough for one who kills their own child.

[Throd]

8. She sounds like someone who is severly mentally ill.