Mother’s mental health could be key to motive — and her fate in kids’ murders

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Meyer, a psychology professor at Wright State University in Ohio, said children die at their mothers’ hands for many reasons, including abuse and neglect. In those cases, the mothers tend to be young and poor.

But when the killing appears intentional, the mothers tend to be older, better educated and often mentally ill, Meyer said. They’re also likelier to kill more than one child.

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