Megan Stack Sattizahn, North Carolina mom charged with the murder of 9 month old daughter which she described as a mercy killing. Death follows previous attempt to kill girl months earlier.
A North Carolina mother has been arrested and charged with murder for the death of her 9-month-old daughter in what the defendant described as a ‘mercy killing,’ following allegations that the woman had tried to kill the child before months earlier.
Megan Stack Sattizahn, 39, of Catawba County was arrested Friday. The parent is accused of killing her daughter, Samantha Sattizahn, on July 12 according to a release from the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities got multiple calls around 5 a.m. for a suspicious person walking without clothing on Section House Road, north of Conover. They found Sattizahn, who seemed to be disoriented. She ran off and they followed her to a nearby home along Tanglewood Drive, Queens City News reported.
Repeat attempt
Inside, deputies found the baby girl’s body. The manner and cause of death is pending autopsy results. Nevertheless, foul play is suspected, WHKY reported.
Deputies said Sattizahn was taken to the hospital for a mental health evaluation. They announced her arrest on Friday, seven days after they were called to the home.
According to court documents, Sattizahn admitted to deputies that she killed her daughter, describing it as a ‘mercy killing.’ The search warrant also describes how Sattizahn allegedly tried to poison her daughter back in December. She is accused of poisoning her with prescription medication saying ‘God told her to,’ but that attempt was never reported to authorities.
Neighbors said they didn’t see any red flags.
‘I’d seen them strolling the baby down the road a few times, pulling her in a wagon,’ Brent Hefner told WSOC-TV.
‘I saw them playing in the yard acting like a happy family,’ Kalen Bolick said.
2017 episode
But there’s more.
Investigators said Sattizahn had been involved in another high-profile case in Charlotte.
Back in 2017, Sattizahn, who went by Megan Stack, picked up her 8-year-old daughter from Bain Elementary school in Mint Hill and couldn’t be found. At the time, police said they were concerned for the safety of her daughter and for Stack.
Days later, mother and daughter were found safe in Missouri.
Deputies in Catawba County have executed search warrants for all of her medical records, writings, and phone records.
Sattizahn remains held at the Catawba County jail with no bond. She’s scheduled for a first court appearance on Monday.
