The Nation - News from April 21, 1986
A second child has died out of six children who allegedly were thrown into a muddy bayou by their mother, and three of the children remained hospitalized in Houston in stable condition. The children’s mother, Juana Leija, 29, was in Harris County Jail after being charged with one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder, a jail spokeswoman said. The woman’s husband, Jose Leija, 34, said that his wife had undergone psychiatric tests last year. “The doctors said there was nothing wrong with her,” he said.
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