Father Of Slain Boys: Miscarriage Started Wife's Troubles
Accused Woman Fights Back Tears As Charges Are Read
POSTED: 12:12 pm CDT July 22,
2005
UPDATED: 12:50 pm CDT July 22,
2005
DYER, Ind. -- A man whose wife is charged with fatally beating their two young sons with a 10-pound weight said they were a normal, happy family until she suffered a miscarriage about two years ago.
Erik and Antonio Lopez
• Images: Brothers Killed In Indiana Home Robert Lopez and other family members and neighbors said Magdalena Lopez had been suffering from mental illness in recent months before 9-year-old Antonio Lopez and 2-year-old Erik Lopez were found dead Tuesday night in the family's home.
Magdalena Lopez is charged with the beating deaths of her two sons.
Lake County prosecutors have charged 30-year-old Magdalena Lopez with two counts of first-degree murder. A police report said that as officers approached the house in the suburban town about 10 miles southwest of Gary, Magdalena Lopez walked out with blood stains on her clothes and bare feet.Handcuffed, Magdalena Lopez stood quietly before a judge Friday in her first court appearance. She gently rocked back and forth occasionally as she answered the judge's questions with a soft voice.The accused woman appeared to listen and watch the judge, but she also stole a few glances at family members who were in the courtroom. She seemed to fight back tears as the charges were read against her.The judge denied Lopez bond. She was remanded to custody in the Lake County Jail.
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